Illinois BidBuy #27-406AGR-ADMIN-B-54450

Exempt entertainment and fair-services contracts for the DuQuoin State Fair and Illinois State Fair

The Illinois Department of Agriculture disclosed exempt contracts for entertainment and fair services at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds and Illinois State Fair. - Government buyer: Illinois Department of Agriculture, through the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds; the report also references Illinois State Fair contracts. - Notice context: This is a disclosure of contracts exempt under the State Fair performance exemption, not an open solicitation or a new award announcement. - Services and vendors reported: - Booking and production: Fun Fairs & Festivals, Inc. The report says the Department does not hold the contract with this contractor; the Illinois State Fair does. - Audio, staging, lighting, and labor: Audio Technical; Brent Theatrical; Mason Sound. - Event staffing and equipment: DQHS Cheerleaders (ushers); DQHS Indianettes (ticket takers); Quality Vending (ice); Shawnee Services (video walls); Upbeat Dance (artist merchandise); Daryl Grammer (security coordination). - Catering, concessions, and carnival: St Nicholas Brewing Co. (backstage catering and beer dispensing); North America Midway (carnival services). - Grandstand entertainment: Artist Group Int dba Tesla Touring Inc (Tesla); Black Eleven Touring dba Uncle Kracker; JRNEWO Inc dba Jake Owen; Diamond Dave Touring Inc (David Lee Roth); Euterpe Prod LLC dba Little River Band; GBF Touring Inc dba Gabby Barrett; McKeever Music Mgm (Timmy McKeever); Tuck Touring Inc dba Tucker Wetmore; and Elihu Ent Inc dba Hunter Flynn. - Reported contract amounts include $2,500 to $200,000 for listed fixed-amount items; some entries are revenue-generating or variable. No single overall contract value is stated. - No product OEMs, product part numbers, or quantities are identified.

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The Illinois Department of Agriculture published an exemption notice reporting musical and other entertainment acts and related contracts for the 2025 Du Quoin State Fair, as required by 30 ILCS 500/1-12. The notice identifies contracts and services including grandstand entertainment, sound, staging, lighting, stagehands, security, catering, and other fair services. The solicitation is listed as an exempt notice, and the response deadline is October 22, 2026, at 11:00 AM.

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