EMERGENCY - IDOC - Cookies - MJ Kellner

This is an emergency procurement by the State of Illinois, through the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC), for the provision of cookies to prevent disruption of statewide meal services. Due to the closure of the IDOC's bakery facility due to COVID-19, the state is issuing an emergency contract for weekly cookie deliveries from MJ Kellner Company Inc. The emergency contract term is from February 26, 2021 to May 27, 2021, with an estimated cost of $119,410.20. There is no existing state contract available for these supplies, and the state has selected MJ Kellner based on their ability to provide the immediate cookie shipments needed. This emergency procurement is authorized under the Illinois Procurement Code to address the urgent need created by the closure of the IDOC bakery.

This contract is open only to the MJ Kellner Company Inc., as the state has determined they are the sole vendor capable of providing the required cookie deliveries on an emergency basis. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the type of organization that can respond, as this is a sole source procurement necessitated by the closure of the IDOC bakery. The $119,410.20 estimated contract value will be funded through state appropriated funds.