Diligent Search Services

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services seeks a vendor to provide diligent search services, including diligent search consultations, extensive electronic searches, and detailed information on missing persons like parents of youth in care. The vendor must perform these search services onsite in Springfield, IL to assist workers in fulfilling juvenile court and state law requirements and identifying placement resources and relative connections. Eligible bidders are restricted to USA-based organizations. Bidders must submit their bids electronically through BidBuy, including the required Vendor Disclosure or IPG Active Registered Vendor Disclosure, Offer to the State of Illinois Information and Technology, Contract, and BEP Utilization Plan. Questions or clarification requests must be directed to the information contact person listed on the public BidBuy posting. The State will evaluate bids based on responsiveness, responsibility, and total cost, awarding the contract to the responsive and responsible bidder that submits the lowest price. Bidders should review the public BidBuy posting for budget details and specific deadline information.