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Qualified Work Centers and Other Non-Profit; Disabled Persons Preference
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-35 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4535
(a) Qualification. Supplies and services may be procured without advertising or calling for bids from any qualified not-for-profit agency for persons with significant disabilities that:
(1) complies with Illinois laws governing private not-for-profit organizations;
(2) provides for payment of a wage for contractual services under this Section that is no less than the applicable loc...
Recyclable Paper Supplies Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-25 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4525
All [paper] supplies purchased for use by State agencies must be recyclable paper unless a recyclable substitute cannot be used to meet the requirements of the State agencies or would constitute an undue economic or practical hardship.
Local Site Preference (Leasing)
Type: Other Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-80
Historic area preference. State agencies with responsibilities for leasing, acquiring, or maintaining State facilities shall take all reasonable steps to minimize any regulations, policies, and procedures that impede the goals of Section 17 of the Capital Development Board Act.
Farm or Food Products In State Product Preference
Type: In State Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 595-5
(a) In order to create, strengthen, and expand local farm and food economies throughout Illinois, it shall be the goal of this State that 20% of all food and food products purchased by State agencies and State-owned facilities, including, without limitation, facilities for persons with mental health and developmental disabilities, correctional facilities, and public universities, shall, by 2020, b...
Public Purchases In Other States
Type: Reciprocal Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 520
The board of trustees or other officer or officers in charge of every institution in the State of Illinois, which is supported in whole or in part by public funds, who are authorized or required to purchase commodities for use in the operation of any such institution, shall, in purchasing such commodities from vendors in any other state, give preference to vendors in those states whose preference ...
Domestic Products Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 517
(a) Each purchasing agency making purchases of procured products shall promote the purchase of and give preference to manufactured articles, materials, and supplies that have been manufactured in the United States. Procured products manufactured in the United States shall be specified and purchased unless the purchasing agency determines that any of the following applies:
(1) The procured ...
Minority, Females and Persons with Disabilities Preference
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 575
Not less than 20% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts is established as an aspirational goal to be awarded to businesses owned by minorities, women, and persons with disabilities; provided that, contracts representing at least 11% of the total dollar amount of State construction contracts shall be awarded to businesses owned by minorities; contracts representing at least 7% ...
Illinois Mined Coal Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 555
When purchasing coal for fuel purposes, a preference must be given to Illinois mined coal if the cost of Illinois mined coal is not more than 10% greater than the cost of coal mined in any other State or States, including the cost of transportation.
Vehicles Powered by Agricultural Commodity-based Fuel
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-60 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4540
When procuring vehicles, preference may be given to a bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of vehicles powered by ethanol produced from Illinois corn or biodiesel fuels produced from Illinois soybeans.
Recycled Supplies Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-20 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4520
When a contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or offeror, an otherwise qualified bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of products made of recycled supplies shall be given preference over other bidders or offerors unable to do so, provided that the cost is equal or less than other bids or offers, unless the use of the product constitutes an undue prac...
Soybean Oil-Based Product Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-15 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4515
Contracts requiring procurement of printing services will specify use of soybean oil-based ink unless a State Purchasing Officer determines that another type of ink is required to assure high quality and reasonable pricing of the printed product.
Corn-Based Plastics
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-55
When procuring plastic products, preference may be given to a bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of plastic products made from Illinois corn by-products.
Gas Mileage
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-40 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4540
New passenger automobiles, with some exceptions, must achieve at least the minimum average fuel economy in miles per gallon imposed upon manufacturers of vehicles under Title V of the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act.
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Gas mileage - 30 ILCS 500/25-75 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4540
All gasoline-powered vehicles purchased from State funds must be flexible fuel vehicles or fuel effic...
Historic Area - Preference
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 20 ILCS 3105/17 and 30 ILCS 500/45-80
The State of Illinois shall give preference to locating its facilities, whenever operationally appropriate and economically feasible, in historic properties and buildings located within government recognized historic districts or central business districts designated as such by a local or regional planning agency.
Resident Bidder Preference
Type: Tie Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-10 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4510
When a contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder or offeror, a resident Illinois bidder or offeror will be allowed a preference as against a non-resident bidder from any state that gives or requires a preference to bidders or offerors from that state. The preference will be equal to the preference given or required by the state of the non-resident bidder or offeror.
A resident bi...
Biobased Products
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-75 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4578
When a State contract is to be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder (except construction), an otherwise qualified bidder who will fulfill the contract through the use of biobased products may be given preference over other bidders unable to do so, provided that the cost included in the bid of biobased products is not more than 5% greater than the cost of products that are not biobased.
Environmentally-Preferable Product Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-26 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4526
State agencies must contract for supplies and services that are environmentally-preferable unless contracting for an environmentally preferable supply or service would impose an undue economic or practical hardship on the contracting State agency, or if an environmentally preferable supply or service cannot be used to meet the requirements of the State agency. Specifications may include a
price p...
Illinois Agricultural Products Preference
Type: In State Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-50 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4550
When procuring agricultural products, preference may be given to a bidder or offeror who will fulfill the contract through the use of agricultural products grown in Illinois.
Veterans, Disabled Persons, Etc. Preference
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-67 and 45-70
A chief procurement officer may, as part of any solicitation, encourage prospective vendors to consider hiring qualified veterans or Illinois residents discharged from any Illinois adult correctional center and to notify them of any available financial incentives or other advantages associated with hiring such persons. Annual reports of activities undertaken to encourage prospective vendors to co...
Steel Products Preference
Type: Product Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 565
Each contract for the construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair,
improvement or maintenance of public works made by a public agency shall contain a provision that steel products used or supplied in the performance of that contract or any subcontract thereto shall be manufactured or produced in the United States.
Illinois Correctional Industries In State Preference
Type: In State Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-30
Preference is given to Illinois correctional industries for certain designated commodities.
Veterans Preference
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-47
Not less than 3% of the total dollar of State contracts shall be established as a goal to be awarded to service-disabled veteran owned small-businesses and veteran-owned small businesses.
Also see 330 ILCS 55/ which provides a preference for
veterans to fill positions in the construction, addition to, or alteration of
all public works contracted for by the State.
Small Businesses Preference
Type: Status Preference
Status: Active
Statute Reference: 30 ILCS 500/45-45 and 44 Ill. Adm. Code 1.4545
The Chief Procurement Officer has authority to designate as small business set-asides a fair proportion of construction, supply, and service contracts for award to small businesses in Illinois. In awarding the contracts, only bids from qualified small businesses shall be considered.
Also see 30 ILCS 503/ which provides that not less than 10% of the total dollar amount of State contracts shall b...
