EMERGENCY NOTICE Abbott HIV/Syphilis Reagents

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), specifically its Division of Laboratories, is conducting an emergency procurement for HIV and Syphilis testing reagents and related supplies from Abbott Laboratories. The procurement encompasses three Always-On Service contracts, 4,000 HIV Reagent Kits, 4,500 Syphilis Reagent Kits, and associated consumables including calibrator and control kits, probe conditioning solutions, reaction vessels, replacement caps, septums, trigger solutions, wash buffers, and sample cups. These items will be utilized with Abbott ARCHITECT i1000SR analyzers located at the IDPH Carbondale Laboratory. The emergency contract is scheduled to commence on October 15, 2025, and conclude on January 12, 2026, with a strict submission deadline of January 12, 2026. The procurement is critically urgent to prevent disruption of statewide HIV and Syphilis testing capabilities and maintain CLIA certification standards and disease surveillance data integrity. Abbott Laboratories was selected as the sole vendor due to being the exclusive manufacturer and authorized supplier of these proprietary testing kits and certified maintenance services.

The procurement has specific limitations, as no alternative vendors are authorized to supply or service these specialized instruments. The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed through a Business Enterprise Program vendor directory review that no BEP-certified vendors are authorized distributors or service providers for Abbott products. The total expenditure for this emergency purchase is $54,070.50, which will be funded through federal funds. No existing state contracts were identified as capable of fulfilling the immediate testing supply and maintenance requirements. The emergency procurement falls under the category of preventing serious disruption in critical state services affecting health, safety, and substantial state revenue collection. The procurement is geographically focused on Lake County, Illinois, with a specific FIPS Code of 17097, and is designed to ensure continuous and uninterrupted critical medical testing capabilities.