The Illinois Secretary of State is seeking to procure an Enterprise License Agreement (ELA) with IBM for maintenance, support, release protection, distributed computing software, cyber-security licensing, SAAS, and other additional licenses for their mainframe and distributed computing environment. The contract will be for a term of two years, from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2027. The procurement method is sole source, and a public hearing will be held on June 25th at 2:00 pm to receive comments from interested parties. • The ELA will provide the Illinois Secretary of State with the necessary software and support for their mainframe and distributed computing environment. • The contract term is two years, with a total cost of $13,660,007.00. • The procurement method is sole source, and a public hearing will be held to receive comments from interested parties. • The hearing will be cancelled unless an interested party submits written comments or makes a written request for a public hearing by June 23rd at 12:00 pm. • The purpose of the hearing is to receive information from the public as to whether contract award by sole source is appropriate and in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code.