Emergency Notice Warehouse Bid 3

The State of Illinois, specifically the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Disaster Planning and Readiness Division, is procuring emergency warehousing and logistics support through an emergency procurement process. The contract will provide comprehensive warehousing services for emergency medical equipment and pharmaceutical cache, ensuring 24/7 operational readiness in compliance with state and federal public health preparedness standards. Key deliverables include monthly technical reports, a data visualization platform for inventory tracking, SCADA monitoring system management, temperature and humidity monitoring, emergency power system maintenance, and compliance oversight for Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) standards. The contractor must demonstrate rapid response capabilities, including service requests within four hours during normal operations and two hours during training or declared state emergencies. The current emergency contract is scheduled from November 10, 2025, to February 7, 2026, with a total contract expenditure of $298,498.60, fully funded through federal funds, and is designed to maintain uninterrupted services while a long-term contract (solicitation 25-482DPH-FINAN-B-48312) is competitively awarded.

The procurement specifically targets specialized medical-grade warehousing services, with no explicit set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises, despite efforts to identify Business Enterprise Program (BEP)-certified vendors. Agiliti Health, Inc. has been selected as the incumbent vendor, continuing services under emergency contract 26-482DPH-FINAN-B-48965, after a previous formal solicitation (IFB 25-482DPH-FINAN-B-47367) received no qualifying bids. The agency determined that Agiliti Health is the only vendor capable of providing compliant storage services meeting all federal requirements without risking disruption to emergency response capabilities. The procurement requires specialized technical, environmental, and regulatory expertise in medical-grade warehousing and pharmaceutical storage. The contract's selection criteria prioritize vendor capability to maintain strategic medical stockpile integrity, ensure continuous emergency preparedness, and meet stringent operational and compliance standards. The total contract value of $298,498.60 represents a short-term emergency solution to bridge the gap until a comprehensive long-term contract can be competitively awarded.