PO25-041, Statewide Fingerprinting Services TP

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) has issued an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a multi-year contract to provide statewide fingerprinting services, including background checks, photo identification, live scan, and ink fingerprinting. The selected vendor will be required to process fingerprints and submit them to the Illinois State Police within 24 hours, excluding Sundays and holidays, and fulfill expedited requests within 24 hours. The vendor must have the capability to perform services at their own location, at approved DCFS/Child Welfare Contributing Agency (CWCA) facilities, or within 50 miles of subject locations for counties with populations under 100,000. The contract will have specific pricing, milestones, and deliverables outlined, and the vendor will be responsible for maintaining necessary equipment, transmitting data electronically, and coordinating with DCFS on special events. The contract may be partially or fully funded with federal funds.

The state encourages the participation of minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises, subject to applicable utilization requirements. For this procurement, there is a 30% Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (VBP) goal, of which 8% was achieved in the awarded contract. No Business Enterprise Program (BEP) utilization was reported. The contract was awarded to BioMetric Impressions Corp for a total award amount of $19,780,928.19 over an initial 5-year term, with four unsuccessful bidders listed.