Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 6.805
Veterans
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) It is the goal of the State to promote and encourage the continued economic development of small businesses owned and controlled by qualified veterans and that qualified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses and veteran-owned small businesses participate in the State's procurement process as both prime contractors and subcontractors. [30 ILCS 500/45-57]
- b) The Department of Central Management Services has delegated to the Department the authority to determine the goal for each individual construction and construction-related services contract. (See 44 Ill. Adm. Code 20.100.)
- c) Contracts that are subject to federal reimbursement are exempt from veteran-owned small business goals. (See 44 Ill. Adm. Code 20.120.)
(Source: Added at 44 Ill. Reg. 6222, effective April 8, 2020)