Final Costs-Emergency- Pall Faucet Filters

This state and local contracting opportunity is for an emergency procurement by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs to purchase Pall water filters for all point-of-contact water sources at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy, Illinois. The filters were needed to address a Legionella outbreak and prevent staff and residents from becoming infected. The original emergency purchase had an estimated start date of March 1, 2018 and an estimated end date of May 29, 2018, with an estimated expenditure of $100,000. An extension of the emergency contract was later granted, with an estimated extension period of May 30, 2018 to August 27, 2018 and an additional $100,000 in estimated expenditures. The final total cost of the emergency procurement was $197,025 over a 180-day term. Unicor was selected as the vendor, as they had previously provided the lowest priced filters through competitive solicitations. The filters were recommended by the CDC in response to the Legionella outbreak at the Illinois Veterans Home.

This was an emergency procurement, so there were no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that could respond. Unicor was the incumbent vendor, as they had previously provided the lowest priced filters through competitive solicitations. The procurement was funded with State appropriated funds, with a total budget of $197,025 over the 180-day term.