Bill Text: IL SB1742 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Allows the Department of Innovation and Technology to initiate a proof of concept request to inform the Department for future procurements. Allows the Department to adopt rules to implement the provisions. Defines "proof of concept request".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB1742 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB1742-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning finance.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | adding Sections 1-15.76 and 55-25 as follows:
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6 | (30 ILCS 500/1-15.76 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 1-15.76. Proof of concept request. "Proof of concept | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | request" means the process by which a potential purchasing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | agency requests a tailored solution from the vendor community | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | prior to initiating a procurement under provisions of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Code. A potential purchasing agency may require a small-scale | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | demonstration of the item or technology that the potential | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | purchasing agency is seeking.
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14 | (30 ILCS 500/55-25 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Sec. 55-25. Proof of concept. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (a) The Department of Innovation and Technology may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | initiate a proof of concept request. The information gathered | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | from the proof of concept request may be used to inform the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Department for a future request for proposal, invitation for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | bid, sole source procurement request, or other procurement | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | under this Code. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (b) The Department of Innovation and Technology may adopt |
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1 | rules to implement this Section.
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