IEMA-OHS - Exempt Procurement Report July 2026

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security posted an Exempt Procurement Report on August 10, 2026, documenting eight individual employment contracts executed in July 2026 that are exempt from the Illinois Procurement Code under 30 ILCS 500/1-10(b) and the State Fair Act. These are direct hiring arrangements for state employees, not competitive procurements subject to standard solicitation processes.

The positions include a Homeland Security Personal Services Contractor, Legal Staff Attorney, HR Consultant, Nuclear Safety Staff Attorney, Procurement Officer, and three temporary appointments for a Nursing Services Administrator, Health Physicist, and Engineer II. All contracts are classified under exemption code 2, which covers the hiring of individuals as employees rather than independent contractors.

Contract start dates range from December 8, 2025 through July 8, 2026, with end dates extending through December 31, 2026 or July 7, 2027. Compensation for personal services contractors ranges from $42.91 to $85.00 per hour. Temporary appointments carry monthly stipends of $11,196 to $11,579, equivalent to average hourly rates of $68.63 to $70.98 based on a standard 1,957.5 work-hour monthly calculation.

This is a notice of executed contracts rather than a solicitation; no questions, pre-bid activity, or future proposal deadlines are applicable. The report fulfills statutory transparency requirements under Public Act 100-0043.