Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.122
Requests for Information
Effective Apr 8, 202044 Ill. Reg. 6222AUTHORITY: Authorized and implementing the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 500], Governmental Joint Purchasing Act [30 ILCS 525], Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation Act [630 ILCS 5], Innovation for Transportation Infrastructure Act [630 ILCS 10], Section 2705-600 of the Department of Transportation Law [20 ILCS 2705], and the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act [605 ILCS 130] and authorized by Section 5-25 of the Illinois Procurement Code [30 ILCS 500], Section 2 of the Governmental Joint Purchasing Act [30 ILCS 525], Section 2705-600(7) of the Department of Transportation Law [20 ILCS 2705], Section 25-101 of the Electronic Commerce Security Act [5 ILCS 175], Section 15(a) of the Public Private Agreements for the Illiana Expressway Act [605 ILCS 130], and Section 75(b) of the Innovation for Transportation Infrastructure Act [630 ILCS 10].CHIEF PROCUREMENT OFFICER FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
- a) When the Department does not have sufficient information, including, but not limited to, available supplies, products, or services, to issue a solicitation, the Department, in consultation with the SPO, may issue a request for information (RFI). Public notice of the RFI shall be published in the Bulletin at least 14 days before the date set for the receipt of information. The submission of information by a vendor in response to an RFI is not a prerequisite for that vendor to respond to a subsequent solicitation for which information was solicited, and the issuance of an RFI does not commit the Department to make any procurement of any kind.
- b) RFI responses are subject to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) [5 ILCS 140]. Responses that contain confidential information or trade secrets may be exempted from disclosure under FOIA. (See Section 7(1)(g) of FOIA.) The Department may assert this exemption provided the respondent furnishes the Department with both a redacted and unredacted copy of his/her response.
- c) An RFI is to be used for information gathering only and is not a vehicle for procuring supplies or services.
(Source: Added at 44 Ill. Reg. 6222, effective April 8, 2020)