Section 1.5465  Consortiums, Cooperatives, and Group Purchasing Organizations

The CPO-GS shall review the practices and processes of cooperatives, consortiums, and group purchasing organizations. The review may include the following:

a)         Financial disclosures and conflicts of interest.

b)         Promotes contracts established by utilizing a competitive procurement practice.

c)         Publicly available information regarding solicitation, award, and post-award documents, including contract, pricing and contract amendments.

d)         No requirement on marketing the contracts of the cooperative, consortium, or group purchasing organization.

e)         No requirement to execute contracts with vendors of the cooperative, consortium, or group purchasing organization.

(Source:  Added at 46 Ill. Reg. 10208, effective June 2, 2022)