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1 | | including price, discounts, commissions, rebates, and other |
2 | | incentives that impact the consideration paid for the goods. |
3 | | If the public institution of higher education or State agency |
4 | | imposes such a requirement, then the specifications for the |
5 | | bid must clearly include this requirement. |
6 | | (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
7 | | Department of Innovation and Technology and the University of |
8 | | Illinois must each include the requirements set forth in |
9 | | subsection (a) when making at least one procurement of |
10 | | information technology hardware during State fiscal year 2025. |
11 | | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the agency |
12 | | or public institution of higher education may decline to award |
13 | | the bid to the value-added reseller if the agency or public |
14 | | institution of higher education determines that the price is |
15 | | not competitive. |
16 | | (d) As used in this Section: |
17 | | "Information technology hardware" means laptops, desktops, |
18 | | tablets, monitors, docking stations, telephones, headsets, |
19 | | cable cords, computers, servers, and wires. |
20 | | "Public institution of higher education" has the meaning |
21 | | given to that term in Section 1-13. |
22 | | "Value-added reseller" means a company that resells |
23 | | information technology hardware and provides value, such as |
24 | | installation services, software, or service contracts, in |
25 | | addition to the original order fulfillment. |