Emergency notice - farm land leasing -menard - tract 10325

The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) has executed an emergency purchase for a farm lease at Menard Correctional Center covering the 2026 crop year, with the emergency notice posted October 2, 2026. This is not a bidding opportunity; the vendor — Michael Hasemeyer of Ellis Grove, Illinois — was selected under emergency authority on September 28, 2026, and is identified in an attached Emergency Purchase Statement (B-54355).

The scope covers farming use of ground at the Menard facility to complete the 2026 harvest, protect state property, and cover rent associated with the acreage. Hasemeyer was already invested in planting and tending 2026 crops on the property at the time of emergency contract execution.

The estimated expenditure is $100,000, funded outside federal funds or state appropriation sources. The emergency justification rests on preventing serious disruption to critical state services affecting health, safety, or state revenue collection. IDOC cited Hasemeyer's pre-existing crop investment — the University of Illinois Extension estimates direct input costs of approximately $240 per acre for soybeans — and the risk that denying him harvest completion would trigger claims for input costs plus lost crop value.

This emergency procurement followed the voiding of a previous farm lease contract executed in violation of the Illinois Procurement Code due to lack of competitive procurement and failure to apply appropriate exemptions. IDOC committed to competitively soliciting all future farm leases and adhering to full procurement requirements going forward. No active state contract was identified as capable of meeting this need. Business Enterprise Program participation was not considered under the emergency authority.