Pace answers the questions IT directors and purchasing offices ask.
Cities, school districts, hospitals and businesses bring us the same questions, such as which contract to buy on, how a 1,500-laptop rollout runs, what Windows 10 ESU costs now and who may install cameras in Illinois. We write the answers down here with links to the public sources they rest on, so that you can check every answer yourself.
What do NMSDC and BEP certification mean for a buyer?
Both certify that a business is at least 51% minority-owned and controlled, and this is how Illinois counts certified firms toward its 30% goal.
Still on Windows 10? What ESU costs in year two
Windows 10 ESU year two began on October 14, 2026 at $122 a device for organizations, and a PC that joins now has to pay for year one as well.
How do Pitman and other 12-hour shift schedules work?
A Pitman, or 2-2-3, schedule puts four squads on 12-hour shifts, 84 hours in every 14 days, and this is how the hours fall on 4 on 4 off, DuPont and 24/48.
What should a managed IT agreement for a village include?
It should put help desk hours in writing and name the monitoring, the security tools, on-site days, the training Illinois requires and what costs extra.
How to image and tag 1,500 laptops before school starts
Pace Systems sets up district rollouts of 1,300 to 1,600 laptops at a time, and these are the steps from order to classroom and the dates that set them.
Who may install cameras and door access in Illinois?
Illinois law counts cameras and door access as alarm systems, so installing them takes an IDFPR license, and this is how to check one and what to ask for.
Can a city or school district buy IT without a bid?
Often it can, on a cooperative contract bid once for every member, and Pace Systems sells on TIPS 230105 and 260202, OMNIA Partners 01-169 and IPHEC.
A quote, checked by a person
Send us your list for a quote, usually the same day.
A spreadsheet, a PDF, a part number or even a photograph of last year’s order is enough, because the account manager for your area checks every line before we quote it.
- 01You send the list.
- 02The account manager for your area checks every line.
- 03We send the quote, usually the same business day.
If you already have a quote from someone else, send us that and we’ll send you a second one within one business day. Get a second quote
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