Water Testing Services

The Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) is soliciting bids for water testing services at Menard Correctional Center under bid number 27-426DOC-MENAR-B-53250, with responses due July 17, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. This is a Small Purchase (Type Code 95) with no small-business set-aside or participation goals.

The scope spans two years and includes monthly drinking water sample collections with four site visits per month; monthly lab analysis for Total Coliform Rule microbial testing of eight random samples; bi-annual lead and copper analysis of 20 random samples twice yearly; and yearly Stage 2 Disinfection By-Product Rule analysis with samples collected quarterly. Year 2 continues with monthly reporting services for drinking water sample collections including four monthly site visits. The vendor must be licensed and qualified to perform these regulatory compliance tests.

Place of performance and billing address is Menard Correctional Center, 711 Kaskaskia Street, Menard, Illinois 62259. Electronic quotes are permitted. No pre-bid conference is scheduled. All line items are coded under NIGP Code 968-92 for Water Supply Plant Operating and Monitoring System Services. Bidders must comply with 2026 FY Standard Terms and Conditions and Standard Illinois Certifications. Questions should be directed to Jennifer Alvis (Jennifer.alvis@Illinois.gov) at the DOC or to Menard Correctional Center at (618) 826-5071.