renewal notice natural gas

The state of Illinois, through its Central Management Services (CMS) agency, is issuing a renewal notice for a contract to supply natural gas statewide. The contract has a total award amount of $14,000,000 and an initial term of 2 years, from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2022, with no additional renewal options remaining. This is a renewal of a previous contract that was in place from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2019, followed by a 1-year renewal from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. The contract was awarded to the lowest priced responsive and responsible bidder through the Invitation for Bid process. The contract requires the supplier to meet a 20% Business Enterprise Program (BEP) utilization goal, but there is no Veterans Business Program (VBP) utilization requirement.

The contract is specific to St. Clair County, Illinois, and the agency contact for this contract is Matt Brown, who can be reached at 217-782-7343 or matt.brown@illinois.gov. There is no indication of any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, and the current incumbent vendor is Constellation NewEnergy - Gas Division LLC. The contract does not specify any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration.