Summary
The State of Illinois Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has issued an emergency procurement (Solicitation 26-588IEMA-MGMTA-B-53143) for the open-market purchase of seven new 2026 model-year Ford pickup trucks to support rapid deployment needs. The agency intends to procure four (4) 2026 Ford F-350 trucks and three (3) 2026 Ford F-150 trucks, with shipment to the CMS Central State Garage in Springfield, Illinois. The informal open-market bid was posted on June 29, 2026 with responses due by the bid opening at 1:00 PM Central Time on July 14, 2026, and the purchaser of record is Ashley Garcia (ashley.r.garcia@illinois.gov).