Awarded vendors
- Elsym Consulting, Inc.
Description
This sole‑source contract awards the Illinois Department of the Lottery a comprehensive upgrade and support package for its Internal Control System (ICS). Elsym Consulting, Inc. will migrate the existing system to Windows Server 2025, move hosting to Amazon Web Services (AWS), and provide all associated licensing, hardware, implementation, testing, training, and ongoing maintenance. The agreement runs one year, with monthly recurring fees covering system maintenance, balancing/testing, AWS support, and hosting. The contract is valued at roughly $247 k for the initial term, reflecting both one‑time implementation costs and recurring service fees.
• Scope: Software upgrade, AWS migration, hardware procurement, and full‑life‑cycle support for the Lottery’s critical control system.
• Financials: $20,200 one‑time costs plus $222,084 annual recurring fees (≈ $12.7 k/month maintenance, $1.8 k/month testing, $1 k/month AWS support, $3 k/month AWS hosting).
• Vendor justification: Elsym is the sole holder of the proprietary system code; any alternative would require a full rebuild estimated at > $400 k.