Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Change Order

Published Wednesday June 15, 2022

Vendor: Trilogy Mentors, Inc. dba Pearl
Change Order Amount: $514,350
Illinois State Board of Education changes to scope necessitate additional customization of the Pearl platform for use by the Illinois Tutoring Initiative. No rate change for professional services hours is identified, only additional utilization.

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.

Award Info Published Tuesday November 9, 2021

Trilogy Mentors, Inc. dba PearlRichmond, VA

Amount: An estimated $485,650

Terms: An estimated start date of 11/9/2021 through 6/30/2023
Renewals: None

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The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.

First published Tuesday, November 9, 2021

The University awarded a contract for Tutoring Management Software.

The University will award an agreement for Tutoring Management Software to support the Illinois Tutoring Initiative for Spring 2022 - Spring 2023. Tutoring management will aid the Initiative in hiring, matching and monitoring tutors assigned to students statewide from various school districts.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for performing sponsored research and other sponsored activities under grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources other than State appropriations. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)) Tutoring management will aid the Initiative in hiring, matching and monitoring tutors assigned to students statewide from various school districts. Software is necessary immediately in order to support the grant work starting in December.

For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:

Stacy Brown
Purchasing Office
Illinois State University at Uptown Crossing
1220 Campus Box
100 South Fell Avenue, Suite D
Normal, IL 61790-1220
Phone: (309) 438-1946
FAX: (309) 438-5555

Purchasing Website

The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.