Pitney Bowes Software Maintenance FY20

This state and local contracting opportunity is for the procurement of software maintenance services from Pitney Bowes by the state of Illinois, specifically for St. Clair County. The state has issued a notice of intent to award a sole source contract to Pitney Bowes for these services for fiscal year 2020. The purpose of the contract is to provide ongoing software maintenance and support for Pitney Bowes products used by the state. A sole source hearing has been scheduled for June 26, 2019, which will be canceled if no interested parties submit written comments or request a public hearing by June 21, 2019. The hearing will provide an opportunity for the purchasing agency to justify the sole source procurement method and for any interested parties to present testimony for or against the award. After considering the testimony, the Chief Procurement Officer may approve the sole source contract award to Pitney Bowes.

The procurement does not appear to have any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The documents indicate this is a renewal of an existing contract, though no details are provided about the incumbent vendor or the current contract value. The total value or budget range for this contract is also not disclosed in the provided materials.