Emgenency Notice: Credit Monitoring

The State of Illinois is declaring an emergency to procure credit monitoring services for a subset of Medicaid providers affected by a recent data breach involving personally identifiable information (PII). The procurement is being handled by the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, with the services to be provided in St. Clair County. The selected vendor, Equifax Consumer Services LLC, will provide a one-year credit monitoring subscription, as well as administrative services such as mail notification, call center support, and address verification. The expected contract term is from June 1, 2021 to August 29, 2021, with a total estimated expenditure of $342,200. As this is an emergency procurement, there was no competitive bidding process, and Equifax was selected as the only vendor that could offer a three-bureau credit monitoring package at a fixed price.

This emergency procurement has been justified to prevent or minimize serious disruption in critical state services that affect health, safety, or collection of substantial state revenues. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, as this is a sole source procurement. The incumbent vendor is not specified, and there are no requirements for integration with existing infrastructure or technology. The total award value is $342,200, which will be funded through state appropriated funds.