Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Re-enacts a provision concerning the applicability of the Code to public institutions of higher education and makes changes to those provisions. Sets forth provisions concerning multi-step sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, and small purchases. Removes the position of chief procurement officer for the Capital Development Board and transfers the responsibilities of that position to the chief procurement officer responsible for the Department of Transportation. Sets forth provisions concerning best value procurement and provisions with respect to a bidder or offeror's noncompliance with the registration requirements as of the date bids or proposals are due. Removes provisions with respect to the competitive request for proposal process and provisions concerning procurement compliance monitors. Increases the sales threshold for small businesses selling services from $8,000,000 to $15,000,000 and provides that a business shall not be considered a small business if it has more than 100 employees. Provides that communications between vendors and State agencies are governed by applicable provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and that communications that violate the federal regulations are reportable to the responsible chief procurement officer. Makes other changes. Amends the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act and the Small Business Contract Act to make conforming changes. Amends the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act. Provides that each chief procurement officer may authorize the purchase or lease of personal property, supplies, and services which have been procured through a competitive process by a federal agency or other entities. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-05-13 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2873 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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