EMERGENCY NOTICE: FY26/27 TEMP. NURSING STAFF (CNAs & PLNs)

The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, through the State Chief Procurement Office for General Services, has awarded an emergency purchase for temporary nursing staff (Certified Nursing Assistants and Licensed Practical Nurses) to Med-Call Healthcare, Inc., effective June 21, 2026, with a 90-day term and an estimated expenditure of $391,950.

The emergency procurement addresses critical staffing shortages at the Illinois Veterans Home Chicago, located at 4250 North Oak Park Avenue, Chicago. The temporary staff will provide care across all three shifts to maintain required staffing levels and ensure essential daily care for the facility's geriatric residents. Med-Call Healthcare was selected based on immediate availability of trained professional nursing staff to cover open shifts; no active state contract could meet the urgent need. The agency justified the emergency condition under 30 ILCS 500/20-30 based on critical need to prevent or minimize serious disruption in state services affecting health and safety. The estimated contract value of $391,950 will be funded through State Appropriation Funds. An Emergency Final Cost form must be submitted no later than the tenth day of the succeeding month if actual costs differ from the estimated amount. The agency took best efforts to include competition practicable under the circumstances and to involve Business Enterprise Program certified contractors. The 90-day emergency period is intended to allow the agency to prepare a competitive solicitation for long-term program administration.