Emergency Notice - IRCC Bread Contract

This emergency contract secures the weekly supply of sliced white bread for all Illinois Department of Corrections facilities to meet nutritional requirements. The state awarded the contract to M.J. Kellner Co., Inc. for an estimated total cost of $854,896.80, with a mandated 14 % Business Enterprise Program participation. The purchase was executed under Illinois emergency procurement statutes (30 ILCS 500/20‑30, 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.2030) after the previous vendor’s contract was terminated. The vendor must deliver approximately 41,520 cases (12 loaves per case) in weekly shipments, with each case palletized and stretch‑wrapped. The contract is a single‑award, emergency‑procurement action, requiring a final cost report within ten days after the month of purchase.