Section 4.2043  Suppliers

A university may contract with any qualified source of supply, but shall use or consider, as applicable, the following special sources, from which procurements may be made without competition:

a)         Correctional Industries in accordance with Subpart N.

b)         State and Federal Surplus Warehouses under the jurisdiction of the Department of Central Management Services. (The State Property Control Act [30 ILCS 605/7a] requires that surplus furniture be considered before any purchase of new furniture valued at $500 or more per piece.)

c)         Qualified workshops for persons with significant disabilities in accordance with Subpart N.

d)         State agencies and other governmental units described in Section 1-10(b)(1) of the Code.

(Source:  Amended at 43 Ill. Reg. 1781, effective February 15, 2019)