Illinois State University
Exemption #JSE27000
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday June 25, 2026
Executive Consultants United LLCChicago, IL
- Amount: An estimated $119,767.90
- BEP [100% / $119,767.90]
- Terms: One-time transaction
Summary
Vendors
1 total
1 BEP vendors
0 VBP vendors
0 Small businesses
The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Thursday, June 25, 2026
The University awarded a contract for Cisco Maintenance.
Cisco Smartnet maintenance annual agreement
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for procurement expenditures for any ongoing software
license or maintenance agreement or competitively
solicited software purchase, when the software, license,
or maintenance agreement is available through only the
software creator or its manufacturer and not a reseller ( 30 ILCS 500/1-13 (b)(10)) Continuation of software agreement started with Bid #NB041521 (2021).
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.