Emergency Notice for Foray Digital Asset Mgt

The Illinois State Police Forensic Sciences Command, through an emergency purchase authorized by the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, has awarded a contract to the incumbent vendor Foray, LLC for continued Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) software licensing and support, effective July 1, 2026, with an estimated expenditure of $61,947.

The emergency purchase bridges operations during a competitive RFP process currently underway. The prior Foray contract (P-83173) expired on June 30, 2026; the competitive RFP directed by CPO following a sole-source justification hearing could not be completed before expiration. Transition to an alternative DAMS vendor would require data migration, retraining, LIMS and ABIS integration, and validation—a process the ISP determined cannot be completed within the emergency timeframe without disrupting forensic casework operations. The ISP searched the Business Enterprise Program (BEP) vendor database and found no BEP-certified vendors offering a compatible digital asset management system.

Foray's DAMS provides secure digital evidence image capture, storage, retrieval, and audit trail management for ISP Latent Prints and Footwear/Tiretrack examiners. Services include system access, ongoing customer support (minimum 8 a.m.–5 p.m. CST, Monday–Friday), maintenance and backups, and interoperability with ISP's Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS), NEC ABIS, and Adobe Photoshop. Funding is through State Appropriated Funds. The contract was signed by Leann Fitzgerald, Acting Agency Procurement Officer, on July 1, 2026.