HB 4136 — PROCUREMENT-VENDOR PORTAL

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Frank J.

Mautino SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

ILCS 500/15-1 ILCS 500/15-25 ILCS 500/15-30 ILCS 500/15-35 new Amends the Illinois Procurement Code.

Specifies that the chief procurement officers possess the rights to and are the authorities responsible for publishing their volumes of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.

Charges the chief procurement officers with providing (i) purchasing agencies with assistance when preparing their annual Business Enterprise Program reports and (ii) the Procurement Policy Board with the information and resources necessary to maintain its electronic bulletin clearinghouse.

Provides that the chief procurement officers may create one or more electronic vendor portals to expedite the opportunity for bidders, offerors, subcontractors, or suppliers to participate in the solicitation process.

Effective immediately.

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The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by changing Sections 15-1, 15-25, 15-30, and by adding Section 15-35 as follows:

TheEach chief procurement officersofficer, possessin consultation with the agencies under his or her jurisdiction, possesses the rights to and areis the authoritiesauthority The Department of Central Management Services is the State agency responsible for publishing their its volume volumes of the Illinois Procurement Bulletin.

Two or more chief procurement officers may collaborate to consolidate their volumes.

HB4136 Engrossed - 2 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b References in this Code to the publication and distribution of HB4136 - 2 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b the Illinois Procurement Bulletin include both its print and electronic formats.

The applicable chief procurement officer may provide by rule an organized format for the publication of this information, but in any case it must include at least the date first offered, the date submission of offers is due, the location that offers are to be submitted to, the purchasing State agency, the responsible State purchasing officer, a brief purchase description, the method of source selection, information of how to obtain a comprehensive purchase HB4136 Engrossed - 3 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b information of how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description and any disclosure and contract forms, and encouragement to prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, as defined by Section 45-67 of this Code, and qualified Illinois minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and residents discharged from any Illinois adult correctional center.

The applicable chief procurement officer may provide by rule an organized format for the publication of this information, but in any case it must include at least all of the information specified in subsection (a) as well as the name of the successful responsible bidder or offeror, the HB4136 Engrossed - 4 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b name of the successful responsible bidder or offeror, the contract price, the number of unsuccessful responsive bidders, and any other disclosure specified in any Section of this Code.

Each purchasing agency shall, with the assistance of the applicable chief procurement officer, post in the online electronic Bulletin a copy of its annual report of utilization of businesses owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities as submitted to the Business Enterprise Council for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities pursuant to Section 6(c) of the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Females, and Persons with Disabilities Act within 10 business days after its HB4136 Engrossed - 5 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b with Disabilities Act within 10 business days after its submission of its report to the Council.

(f) Each The Department of Central Management Services, the Capital Development Board, the Department of Transportation, HB4136 Engrossed - 6 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b and the higher education chief procurement officer shallshall, HB4136in -consultation 6with -the LRB097agencies 16932under PJGhis 62120or bher jurisdiction, provide the Procurement Policy Board with the information and resources necessary, and in a manner, to effectuate the purpose of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly.

(c) The applicable chief procurement officer shall provide HB4136 Engrossed - 7 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b the Procurement Policy Board the information and resources necessary, and in a manner, to effectuate the purpose of this HB4136 - 7 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b Section.

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A prospective vendor who registers with the vendor portal and provides this information may submit its registration number, with a confirmation that the portal information remains current, as part of its response to a competitive selection or a contracting process, rather than submit the same information in full.

One or more chief procurement officers may jointly operate a vendor portal if a single portal would better serve the needs of the State agencies and the vendor community.

A chief procurement officer may accept, for use on procurements and contracts under his or her jurisdiction, the registration from another chief procurement officer's vendor portal.

This HB4136 Engrossed - 8 - LRB097 16932 PJG 62120 b Section applies notwithstanding any laws to the contrary except for later enacted laws that specifically refer to this Section.

Nothing in this Section shall preclude a State agency from implementing its own pre-qualification, certification, disclosure, and registration requirements necessary to conduct and manage its program operation.

This Section does not apply to any contract for any project as to which federal funds are available for expenditure when its provisions may be in conflict with federal law or federal regulation.