Illinois Administrative Code

Section 1400.4525 Recycled Paper All paper purchased for use by the Treasurer's office must be recyclable paper unless recyclable paper cannot be used to meet the requirements of the Treasurer's office. [30 ILCS 500/45-25]. The Treasurer's office will determine its paper requirem…

Section 1400.4526 Environmentally Preferable Procurement Notwithstanding any rule, regulation, statute, order, or policy of any kind, the Treasurer's office shall contract for supplies and services that are environmentally preferable. If, however, contracting for an environmental…

Section 1400.4530 Special Sources The Treasurer's office may contract with any qualified source of supply, including the following special sources, from which procurements may be made without notice and competition: a) Illinois Correctional Industries (see 30 ILCS 500/45-30); b) …

Section 1400.4535 Qualified Not-for-Profit Agencies for Persons with Significant Disabilities a) Purpose Contracts with qualified not-for-profit agencies for persons with significant disabilities (work centers; see Section 45-35 of the Code) under this Section should promote empl…

Section 1400.4540 Vehicles a) Specification Contracts for the purchase or lease of new passenger automobiles, other than station wagons, vans and four-wheel drive vehicles, shall specify the procurement of a model that, according to the most current mileage study published by the…

Section 1400.4545 Illinois Agricultural Products In awarding contracts requiring the procurement of agricultural products, preference may be given to an otherwise qualified bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of agricultural products grown in Illinois.…

Section 1400.4550 Corn-based Plastics In awarding contracts requiring the procurement of plastic products, preference may be given to an otherwise qualified bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of plastic products made from Illinois corn by-products. [3…

Section 1400.4555 Vehicles Powered by Agricultural Commodity-based Fuel In awarding contracts requiring the procurement of vehicles, preference may be given to an otherwise qualified bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of vehicles powered by ethanol pr…

Section 1400.4560 Small Businesses a) Set-Aside The Chief Procurement Officer may designate as small business set-asides a fair proportion of contracts for the provision of goods and services for award to small businesses in Illinois. A set-aside designation may last indefinitely…

Section 1400.4565 Preferences for Veterans, Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities This Part is subject to the applicable provisions of the Veterans Preference Act [330 ILCS 55], the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act [30 ILCS 5…

Section 1400.4595 HUBZone Business Contracts a) For the purposes of this Section, "HUBZone business" means a business that operates and employs people in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone) as designated by the federal HUBZone Empowerment Act. [30 ILCS 500/45-95(a…

Section 1400.5002 Continuing Disclosure; False Certification a) Every person that has entered into a multi-year contract and every subcontractor with a multi-year subcontract subject to the Code, shall certify, by January 1 of each fiscal year covered by the contract after the in…

Section 1400.5005 Purpose It is the express duty of Chief Procurement Officer and designees to maximize the value of the expenditure of public moneys in procuring goods, services, and contracts for the Treasurer's office and to act in a manner that maintains the integrity and pub…

Section 1400.5010 Bribery a) Prohibition No person or business will be awarded a contract or subcontract under this Part who: 1) has been convicted under the laws of Illinois or any other state of bribery or attempting to bribe an officer or employee of the State of Illinois or a…

Section 1400.5015 Felons Unless otherwise provided, no person or business convicted of a felony may do business with the Treasurer's office from the date of conviction until 5 years after the date of completion of the sentence for that felony, unless no person held responsible by…

Section 1400.5020 Conflicts of Interest a) Prohibitions 1) The Treasurer and all employees of the Treasurer's office who receive compensation for the employment in excess of 60% of the salary of the Governor of the State of Illinois and the spouses and minor children of those per…

Section 1400.5025 Negotiations for Future Employment a) No person employed in or on a continual contractual relationship with the Treasurer's office may participate in contract negotiations on behalf of the Treasurer's office with any firm, partnership, association, or corporatio…

Section 1400.5030 Revolving Door The Chief Procurement Officer may not engage in any procurement activity relating to the Treasurer's office for two years after terminating his or her position as Chief Procurement Officer. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, lobbyin…

Section 1400.5035 Disclosure of Financial Interests and Potential Conflicts of Interest a) All offers from responsive offerors with an annual value of more than the small purchase threshold then in effect pursuant to Section 1400.2020(a) must be accompanied by disclosure of the f…

Section 1400.5037 Vendor Registration and Certification and Prohibition on Political Contributions a) Introduction Illinois law (Section 9-35 of the Election Code [10 ILCS 5] and Sections 20-160 and 50-37 of the Code) (the statutes) restricts political contributions by vendors an…

Section 1400.5040 Reporting Anticompetitive Practices When, for any reason, any vendor, bidder, proposer, respondent or employee of the Treasurer's office, including the Chief Procurement Officer, suspects collusion or other anticompetitive practice among any bidders, proposers, …

Section 1400.5045 Confidentiality The Chief Procurement Officer and designees are subject to immediate dismissal and may be subject to criminal prosecution for willfully using or allowing the use of specifications, procurement documents or proprietary information to compromise th…

Section 1400.505 Title This Part may be cited as the Office of the Treasurer Procurement Rules.

Section 1400.5050 Insider Information It is unlawful for the Treasurer or any employee of the Treasurer's office to knowingly use confidential information available only by virtue of that office or employment for actual or anticipated gain for themselves or another person.

Section 1400.5055 Additional Provisions This Part is subject to applicable provisions of the following Acts: a) Article 33E of the Criminal Code of 1961 [720 ILCS 5/Art. 33E]; b) the Illinois Human Rights Act [775 ILCS 5]; c) the Discriminatory Club Act [775 ILCS 25]; d) the Illi…

Section 1400.5060 Other Violations Any employee of the Treasurer's office, including the Chief Procurement Officer, who willfully violates or allows the violation of this Part is subject to immediate dismissal. (Source: Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 13847, effective September 23, 2016)

Section 1400.5065 Supply Inventory The Treasurer's office should inventory or stock no more equipment, supplies, commodities, articles, and other items than are reasonably necessary for the efficient functioning of the Treasurer's office. The Treasurer's office must seek to have …

Section 1400.5090 Annual Value, Certification All contracts under this Part with an annual value that exceeds $50,000 shall be accompanied by Standard Illinois Certifications in a form prescribed by the Chief Procurement Officer. The Chief Procurement Officer may utilize a form p…

Section 1400.510 Policy All procurements by the Treasurer's office will be accomplished in a competitive, expeditious, economical and commercially reasonable manner in accordance with law, this Part, and other applicable rules. (Source: Amended at 40 Ill. Reg. 13847, effective Se…

Section 1400.515 Applicability a) This Part applies to all procurements by the Treasurer's office with a Solicitation Date of July 1, 1998 or later with the exception of those items listed in subsection (b) of Section 1-10 of the Procurement Code, which include, but are not limit…

Section 1400.520 Definition of Terms Each term listed in this Section has the meaning below unless its use clearly requires a different meaning. Terms may be defined in particular Sections for use in those Sections. "Award" – The determination that a particular vendor has been se…

Section 1400.525 Property Rights No person shall have any right to a specific contract with the State unless that person has a contract that has been signed by an officer or employee of the purchasing agency with appropriate signature authority. The State shall be under no obliga…

Section 1400.530 Joint Purchasing a) The Treasurer's office may, without soliciting independent bids, proposals or responses, procure goods and services from vendors selected by the Department of Central Management Services (CMS), the federal General Services Administration, or a…

Section 1400.5505 Concessions a) All Concessions, including the assignment, license, sale, or transfer of interests in or rights to discoveries, inventions, patents, or copyrightable works, may be entered into by the Treasurer's office, if the concession is reduced to writing and…

Section 1400.6005 Severability If any provision of this Part or any application thereof is held invalid, the invalidity will not affect other provisions or applications of this Part that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.

Section 1400.6010 Government Furnished Property (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 40 Ill. Reg. 13847, effective September 23, 2016)

Section 1400.6015 Inspections a) Inspection of Plant or Site The State may enter a contractor's or subcontractor's plant or place of business to: 1) inspect supplies or services for acceptance by the State under the terms of a contract; 2) audit the books and records of any contr…

Section 1400.6020 Contracts for Food Donation; Food Donation Policy a) The Treasurer's office shall not enter into a contract to purchase food with a bidder or offeror if the bidder's or offeror's contract terms prohibit the public entity from donating food to food banks, includi…

Section 1400.6025 Postage Stamps All postage stamps purchased from State funds must be perforated for identification purposes.

Section 1400.6030 Printing All books, pamphlets, documents, and reports published through or by the Treasurer's office must have printed thereon "Printed by the authority of the State of Illinois", the date of each publication, the number of copies printed, and the printing order…

Section 1400.6035 Annual Reports Every printed annual report produced by the Treasurer's office must bear a statement indicating whether it was printed by the State of Illinois or by contract and indicating the printing costs per copy and the number of copies printed. (Source: Am…

Section 1400.6040 No Waiver of Sovereign Immunity Nothing in this Part will be deemed to be a waiver of sovereign immunity. (Source: Added at 48 Ill. Reg. 2924, effective February 7, 2024)

Section 1500.01 Title This Part may be cited as the Office of the Governor Procurement Rules.

Section 1500.05 Policy All procurements by the Office of the Governor (OG) shall be accomplished in the most economical, expeditious and commercially reasonable manner that is in accordance with statute, this Part and other applicable rules.

Section 1500.10 Application a) Articles 1, 15, 20, 25, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 53 of the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 525] (the Code) will be referenced herein as though applicable to the OG, and all procurements of goods or services conducted by the OG or by CMS on behalf of t…

Section 1500.1005 Exercise of Procurement Authority a) The CPO shall ensure that all procurements of the OG are in accordance with the Code and this Part and are in the best interests of the State. For procurements other than for issuance of State debt, the CPO may request that C…

Section 1500.15 Definition of Terms Used in This Part As used throughout this Part, terms defined in the Illinois Procurement Code shall have the same meaning as in the Code and as further defined below, and each term listed in this Section shall have the meaning set forth below …