Illinois Administrative Code › Title 44 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GRANTMAKING, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › Part 1 - CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR GENERAL SERVICES STANDARD PROCUREMENT › Subpart X - SELECTION OF A SUCCESSOR ILLINOIS LOTTERY PRIVATE MANAGER IF A PRIVATE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN TERMINATED › Section 1.8030 - Action to Contest Selection

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Any action to contest the selection of the
				private manager by the Lottery must be brought within 14 calendar days after
				the publication of the notice provided for in Section
				1.8025(b).
b) Any action to contest the final selection
				will be reviewed by the Protest Review Office in accordance with Section
				1.5550. The CPO-GS shall
				make the final determination on the merits of any action to contest the final
				selection of the private manager.
c) Protest Review Officer
The CPO-GS may appoint one or more Protest Review Officers
				  (PRO) to consider the procurement-related protests and make a recommendation to
				  the CPO-GS for resolution of the protest. The CPO-GS may adopt the
				  recommendation or take other action.
d) Submission of Protest
1) A protesting party must submit a protest
				in writing to the PRO identified in the solicitation document. Fax and email
				qualify as writing, but the PRO does not guarantee receipt using those
				means.
2) The protest must be
				physically received by the PRO at the location specified. A postmark or other
				carrier mark prior to the due date and time is not sufficient to show physical
				receipt.
A) In regard to the solicitation
				notice or solicitation document including specifications, a protest must be
				received within 14 days after the date the solicitation was posted to the
				Bulletin and must be received by the PRO at the designated address before the
				date for opening bids or proposals.
B) In regard to rejection of individual bids
				or proposals or awards, the protest must be received by close of business no
				later than 14 days after the protesting party knows or should have known of the
				facts giving rise to the protest to ensure consideration and, in any event,
				must be received before execution of the applicable contract.
3) Any notice posted to the
				Bulletin establishes the "known or should have known" date for the subject
				matter of the notice.
4) Protests
				must be clearly marked on the delivery container, the fax cover sheet or the
				email subject line.
5) The written
				protest shall include as a minimum the following:
A) the name and address of the protesting
				party;
B) identification of the
				procurement and, if a contract has been awarded, its number or other
				identifier;
C) a statement of
				reasons for the protest specifically identifying any alleged violation of a
				procurement statute, a procurement rule or the solicitation itself, including
				the evaluation and award (conclusions with supporting facts and arguments may
				not be sufficient);
D) supporting
				exhibits, evidence or documents to substantiate any claims unless not available
				within the filing time, in which case the expected availability date shall be
				indicated. If submitting the protest by fax, supporting documentation over 20
				pages in length may not be included without authorization. If the protest is by
				fax or email, the protesting party may be required to submit documentation by
				mail or carrier within 2 business days after the request; and
E) specific relief sought.