JPMC Z2 Ice Cream Margarine Dairy Cheese

The State of Illinois, through the Department of Central Management Services, is conducting a joint procurement on behalf of the Department of Corrections, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Human Services, and Department of Veterans Affairs to establish a master contract for the purchase of ice cream, margarine, dairy, and cheese products. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) outlines detailed requirements for the products, including USDA standards, packaging, and quality assurance. The contract term is three years with no renewal options, and the state estimates the total contract value at $1,035,008.18. Bidders must submit pricing per unit of measure on each line item, and the award will be made to the overall lowest evaluated bidder.

The procurement includes a 10% Business Enterprise Program (BEP) goal, but is not subject to a small business set-aside. The state has provided a Certified Directory of Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) vendors that the prime bidder may select from to satisfy the BEP goal. The state is also seeking to interface the resulting contract(s) with its BidBuy eProcurement system, which would allow ordering and usage by all state users. Vendors are required to implement a "G2B PunchOut" integration to enable this functionality, though the state will not pay for any related programming.