Section 500.1270  Confidentiality

Any chief procurement officer, State purchasing officer, designee, executive officer, or State employee  who willfully uses or allows the use of specifications, competitive solicitation documents, proprietary competitive information, contracts, or selection information to compromise the fairness or integrity of the procurement or contract process shall be subject to immediate dismissal [30 ILCS 500/50-45], regardless of personnel rules, any contract, law or other agreement, and may, in addition, be subject to criminal prosecution.

(Source:  Amended at 42 Ill. Reg. 3193, effective February 16, 2018)