Description
The State of Illinois, Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, is seeking a sole source provider for the support and enhancement of the Weatherization Platform. The selected vendor will provide dedicated services to enhance and provide production support for the Weatherization platform for a period of 12 months. The platform is a purpose-built solution created by Apex IT, leveraging multiple Oracle platforms in ways that exceed standard configurations. The system's functionalities are both unprecedented and highly complex, reflecting the technical, intricate, and compliance-driven nature of the Illinois Home Weatherization Assistance Program (IHWAP). The vendor will provide technical support, training, and knowledge transfer to the Department of Innovation & Technology (DoIT) staff. The estimated value of the contract is $1,990,125.00.
• The scope of work includes providing 12 months of dedicated services to enhance and provide production support for the Weatherization platform.
• The platform integrates the entire program workflow, including online client pre-applications, waiting lists, full applications, energy audits, scopes of work, grant budget tracking, contractor pricing catalogs, work order management, contractor invoicing, and final inspections.
• The system includes a dynamic grant allocation engine that assigns funding sources to specific measures based on eligibility and availability, tracks expenditures at granular levels across projects and agencies, and generates audit-ready reports for oversight bodies and funding authorities.
• The vendor will provide training and knowledge transfer to DoIT staff to ensure uninterrupted operations and support the long-term strategy to reduce vendor dependency.