Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 1110.80 - Selecting Contracts for Certification
a) The State Superintendent shall review each
application received and determine whether each contract meets the criteria set
forth in Section
1110.40
of this Part. Of those meeting the criteria, the State Superintendent may
select one or more contracts for certification based upon the following
factors:
1) The number of educational
entities eligible to participate in the contracts that are eligible for
certification;
2) The
qualifications of the vendors involved in the eligible contracts;
3) The level of serviceability of the
eligible contracts;
4) The quality
of the supplies or services offered through the eligible contracts and the
extent to which the supplies or services are appropriate for use by educational
entities;
5) The comparative extent
to which the costs of supplies or services are discounted, based on a standard
index or other objectively verifiable criterion;
6) The contracting entity's use of businesses
owned by minorities, females, and persons with disabilities to provide supplies
or services under the contract;
7)
The simplicity of the process for educational entities' participation in the
contract; and
8) The extent to
which resources of ISBE would be needed for overseeing the administration of
the contract through the education purchasing program.
b) When choosing among two or more
substantially similar contracts for certification, the State Superintendent
shall give preference to contracts awarded to Illinois-based companies or, if
no eligible contract involves an Illinois-based company, to the contract with
the company employing the largest number of Illinois residents.
c) The State Superintendent shall base the
determination regarding the number of eligible contracts that will be certified
in each category at any given time on adequate coverage of the various
geographic areas of the State and the provision of an adequate range of
supplies and services to meet the needs of Illinois educational
entities.
Notes
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