Illinois Administrative Code › Title 44 - GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, GRANTMAKING, PROCUREMENT AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT › Part 1500 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR PROCUREMENT RULES › Subpart A - GENERAL › Section 1500.15 - Definition of Terms Used in This Part

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
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 unless its use clearly requires a different meaning. Terms may be
				  defined in particular Sections for use in that Section.
"Bid" - The response to an Invitation for Bids.
"Bidder" - Any person who submits a bid.
"Brand Name or Equal Specification" - A specification that
				  uses one or more manufacturer's names or catalogue numbers to describe the
				  standard of quality, performance, and other characteristics needed to meet
				  State requirements, and that allows the submission of equivalent
				  products.
"Brand Name Specification" - A specification limited to one
				  or more items by manufacturers' names or catalogue numbers.
"Code" - The Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 500 ].
"Concession" - The right or a lease to engage in a certain
				  activity for profit on the lessor's premises (e.g., a refreshment or parking
				  concession).
"Consulting services" - services provided by a business or
				  person as an independent contractor to advise and assist an agency in solving
				  specific management or programmatic problems involving the organization,
				  planning, direction, control or operations of a State agency. The services may
				  or may not rise to the level of professional and artistic as defined in the
				  Code and this Part.
"Contract" - A contract may be in written or oral form. The
				  term contract as used in the Code and this Part includes any agreement or lease
				  that requires the payment of State funds by the OG in exchange for goods or
				  services but it does not include bonds issued by or on behalf of any State
				  agency or contracts relating to bonds issued by or on behalf of a State agency
				  when the contractor or vendor is neither selected nor paid by the State
				  agency.
"Contractor" or "Vendor" - The terms contractor and vendor
				  are used interchangeably for purposes of the Code and this Part.
"Day" - Calendar day. In computing any period of time, the
				  day of the event from which the designated period of time begins to run shall
				  not be included, but the last day of the period shall be included unless it is
				  a Saturday, Sunday, or a State holiday, in which event the period shall run to
				  the end of the next business day.
"Items" - Anything that may be procured under this
				  Code.
"Invitation for Bids" or "IFB" - The process by which a
				  purchasing agency requests information from bidders, including all documents,
				  whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting bids.
				  [30 ILCS
				  500/1-15.45 ]
"Procurement Officer" - The Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)
				  or appropriate State Purchasing Officer (SPO) who conducts the particular
				  procurement, or a designee of either.
"Proposal" - The response to a Request for Proposals.
"Qualified Products List" - An approved list of supplies
				  described by model or catalogue numbers that, prior to competitive
				  solicitation, the State has determined will meet the applicable specification
				  requirements.
"Request for Proposals" or "RFP" - The process by which a
				  purchasing agency requests information from offerors, including all documents,
				  whether attached or incorporated by reference, used for soliciting proposals.
				  [30 ILCS
				  500/1-15.75 ]
"Responsive Bidder" - A person who has submitted a bid that
				  conforms in all material respects to the Invitation for Bids. [30 ILCS 500/1-85
				  ]
"Responsible Offeror" - A person who has submitted an offer
				  that conforms in all material respects to the Request for Proposals.
"Service" - The furnishing of labor, time, or effort by a
				  contractor, not involving the delivery of a specific end product other than
				  reports or supplies that are incidental to the required performance
				  [30 ILCS 500/1-15.90 ]
				  and the financing thereof.
"Specification" - Any description of the physical,
				  functional, or performance characteristics, or of the nature of, a supply or
				  service. A specification includes, as appropriate, requirements for inspecting,
				  testing, or preparing a supply or service item for delivery. Unless the context
				  requires otherwise, the terms "specification" and "purchase description" are
				  used interchangeably throughout this Part.
"Specification for a Common or General Use Item" - A
				  specification that has been developed and approved for repeated use in
				  procurements.
"State Agency" - Includes all boards, commissions, agencies,
				  institutions, authorities, and bodies politic and corporate of the State,
				  created by or in accordance with the constitution or statute, of the executive
				  branch of State government and does include colleges, universities, and
				  institutions under the jurisdiction of the governing boards of the University
				  of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, Illinois State University, Eastern
				  Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Western Illinois University,
				  Chicago State University, Governors State University, Northeastern Illinois
				  University, and the Board of Higher Education. However, this term does not
				  apply to public employee retirement systems or investment boards that are
				  subject to fiduciary duties imposed by the Illinois Pension Code or to the
				  University of Illinois Foundation. "State Agency" does not include units of
				  local government, school districts, community colleges under the Public
				  Community College Act, and the Illinois Comprehensive Health Insurance Board.
				  [30 ILCS 500/1-15.100
				  ]
"Supplies" - All personal property, including but not limited
				  to equipment, materials, printing, and insurance, and the financing of those
				  supplies. [30 ILCS
				  500/1-15.110 ]
"Unsolicited Offer" - Any offer other than one submitted in
				  response to a solicitation.