Publishing of Legal Notices

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to award a sole source contract to the Illinois Press Association for the Publishing of Legal Notices. Pursuant to the Environmental Protection Act, the agency is required to publish legal notices in newspapers regarding permits and other environmental actions in appropriate geographical areas. A public hearing is scheduled for September 5, 2018 at 2:00 pm in Springfield, Illinois to receive comments on whether the sole source contract award is appropriate. The hearing will be canceled unless an interested party submits written comments or requests a public hearing by August 31, 2018 at 4:00 pm. Formal rules of evidence will not apply, but the hearing may be recorded. Parties may submit written comments in lieu of attending the hearing. After considering the testimony, the Chief Procurement Officer may approve the agency's request to contract by the sole source procurement method.

The contract has a BidBuy reference number of 19-532EPA-INFOS-B-2860. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond were provided. The current incumbent or contractor was not specified, and no information was given regarding any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration. The possible award value or budget range was also not provided.