JPMC EMERGENCY EXTENSION- Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System

This state and local contracting opportunity is for an emergency extension of the Joint Purchase Master Contract for the State of Illinois' cannabis Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) is serving as the lead agency on this procurement. The vendor, BiotrackTHC dba Bio-Tech Medical Software, will continue to provide licensing, maintenance, and hosting of the cloud-based, centralized Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System that tracks the state's regulated cannabis products from 'seed' to 'sale'. The system also validates medical cannabis inventory, patients, and purchase limits, as well as tracks transportation and shipping manifests. The original contract was set to expire on October 29, 2021, and the emergency extension will cover the period from October 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022 at an estimated cost of $225,000. A competitive joint procurement process is being drafted among the participating state agencies - IDFPR, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Public Health, and the Illinois State Police - which are responsible for regulatory oversight of the state's cannabis programs and use of the Seed to Sale system.

This procurement is designated as an emergency extension in order to prevent disruption of critical state services related to the cannabis industry. BiotrackTHC was the incumbent vendor and was previously awarded the contract through a formal RFP process. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The Seed to Sale Inventory Tracking System services have been delegated to IDFPR by the Governor's Office, and funding will be provided through state appropriated funds. The total estimated cost for the full extension period from October 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022 is $225,000.