Euna Grant Management and Licensing JPMC SS

The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology is announcing a sole source intent to award a contract to Euna Solutions, Inc. for Euna Grants enterprise SaaS licensing, implementation, and system enhancements, with a written comment deadline of July 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. This is a sole economically feasible source procurement — a decision-flipping constraint that bars competitive bidding.

The justification rests on the proprietary nature of Euna software and the requirement that only the original equipment manufacturer can perform system configuration and implementation in their SaaS environment. The state previously procured licenses through NASPO cooperative contracts (P-5085:1 valued at $12.64 million from January 4, 2019, to December 31, 2023, and P-1938:177 valued at $6.29 million from January 1, 2024, to September 15, 2026). The Department argues that implementing an alternative system would incur $2–3 million in additional transition costs and forfeit prior investments in configuration, training, and integration.

The contract covers an enterprise grant management system currently at various implementation stages across 24 state agencies: nine with partial implementations, four actively implementing, two in planning phases, and four expressing interest in new modules.

The estimated contract value is $11.44 million over a three-year term beginning June 1, 2026, and ending May 29, 2029, with no renewal options. The contract will be funded with state appropriated funds. The State Purchasing Officer approved the sole source justification on June 18, 2026.

A public hearing is scheduled for July 10, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. via WebEx (1-312-535-8110 or 1-415-655-0002, Access Code: 28661804104-mtg, Password: Yn632u6qRS3). Interested parties may submit written comments or request a hearing by 4:00 p.m. on July 10 to Dianne Richman at Dianne.Richman@illinois.gov or 217-622-1857. The hearing will be canceled if no comments or hearing requests are received by the deadline.