SOLE SOURCE-Precisely FY24 Maintenance Finalist for Z-14 Mainframe

The State of Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology (DoIT) is issuing a sole source procurement for the purchase of annual maintenance and support on the Finalist Module, IMS On-Line Windows Interface, and CICS module software from Precisely Software Incorporated. These perpetual licensed products run on DoIT's z/12 IBM mainframe and are critical to many state agencies, providing address verification and USPS certification functionality. DoIT is also requesting to purchase annual maintenance and support for the Engage One perpetual licensed products, which run on DoIT's midrange computing environment and are used for the Department of Employment Security's IBIS benefits system. The procurement has a total value of $513,268.72 over the initial 3-year term. A sole source justification has been provided, as Precisely Software Incorporated is the sole provider of these proprietary and integrated software products. DoIT believes the 10% increase over the prior year pricing is reasonable given the higher costs of doing business and maintaining these mission-critical software systems. A sole source hearing will be held, and the contract will be canceled if an interested party submits written comments or requests a public hearing by June 23, 2023.

This is a sole source procurement, indicating that Precisely Software Incorporated is the only known vendor capable of providing the required maintenance services for the state's Z-14 Mainframe system. No set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond are mentioned. The incumbent vendor is Precisely Software Incorporated, as these are proprietary products that have been in use by the state for an extended period. The total contract value is $513,268.72 over the initial 3-year term, with no renewal options.