Jake Wolf - Automated Control Maintenance and Repair

The State of Illinois, through the Department of Natural Resources, is procuring automated control maintenance and repair services for the Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery located in Topeka, Illinois. This is a three-year service contract with an hourly compensation structure covering normal working hours (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.), scheduled maintenance, after-hours work, and weekend/holiday services, with emergency response required within two hours of notification on a 24/7 basis. The vendor must provide expertise in maintaining and repairing Allen Bradley programmable logic controllers, MDS transceivers, annunciator panels, Eaton and Schneider variable frequency drives, and Factory Talk SE VII software that operate ten production wells, 28 raceways feeders, and multiple alarm systems throughout the facility. Required qualifications include a minimum of three years' experience with electronic control system maintenance and repairs and a minimum of two years' experience with Factory Talk SE VII programming, with all work performed by the vendor (no subcontractors permitted). The vendor must comply with Illinois prevailing wage requirements, maintain a primary Illinois office, provide a one-year warranty on all work, and maintain adequate inventory of standard repair parts while coordinating with utility companies and other contractors. The proposal due date is January 9, 2026, with the contract term commencing upon execution and running for three years.

There are no identified set-aside designations or restrictions limiting the types of organizations that can respond to this procurement. However, all vendors must comply with 33 separate certification requirements established by the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office, including financial integrity certifications, drug-free workplace compliance, equal employment opportunity compliance, cybersecurity standards, labor practice standards prohibiting forced labor and child labor, and Illinois Use Tax collection obligations. Vendors must also maintain general commercial liability insurance of $1,000,000 per occurrence with $2,000,000 annual aggregate, auto liability coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and workers' compensation insurance as required by law, with the State named as additionally insured. The procurement documents do not reference any incumbent vendors, current contractors, or specific award values or budget ranges, though compensation will be structured on an hourly basis with differentiated rates for various service categories and replacement parts provided at vendor cost plus an agreed-upon markup percentage.