Section 2000.10  Application

a)         The Code and this Part apply to those procurements for which the vendors were first solicited on or after July 1, 1998.

b)         Procurements  for which vendors were first solicited on or before June 30, 1998, shall be conducted pursuant to legal requirements in effect at the time of the solicitation.  The terms and conditions and the rights and obligations under contracts resulting from such procurements shall not be impaired.

c)         A solicitation occurs on or before June 30, 1998, as follows:

1)         When advertising was required in the Official State Newspaper, the first advertisement must run no later than June 30, 1998.

2)         When advertising was not required:

A)        if the procurement was advertised, even though advertising was not required, the first advertisement must have run no later than June 30, 1998;

B)        if the procurement was by direct solicitation by  mail, the solicitation must have been postmarked or placed in the control of a private carrier no later than June 30, 1998;

C)        if the procurement was by direct solicitation by fax, the fax must show a transmission date no later than June 30, 1998;

D)        if the procurement was solicited in-person or by telephone, the solicitation must have occurred no later than June 30, 1998, and  the State officer or employee who made the solicitation must state in writing when the procurement was discussed and must name the party with whom the discussion took place.

3)         In all circumstances, the solicitations must be for the procurement of particular needs.  A general discussion to determine if there is any interest on the part of a State agency in the supplies or services of a vendor or  vendors,  or  on  the part of a vendor or vendors in providing the supplies or services, is not considered a solicitation.

d)         The Code and this Part do not apply to:

1)         contracts between the State and its political subdivisions or other governments, or between State governmental bodies except as specifically provided in this Code.  (For purposes of this subsection (d)(1), "governmental  bodies" includes the State universities and their governing boards, community colleges and their governing boards and school districts. This provision applies to contracts between governmental entities; it does not allow State agencies to utilize contracts established by other governmental entities.);

2)         grants;

3)         hiring of an individual as employee and not as an independent contractor, whether pursuant to an employment code or policy or by contract directly with that individual;

4)         collective bargaining contracts;

5)         purchase of real estate; or

6)         contracts necessary to prepare for anticipated litigation, enforcement actions, or investigations, provided that the chief legal counsel to the Secretary of State shall give his or her prior approval [30 ILCS 500/1-10]. Anticipated litigation is that which a State agency may prosecute or defend before a court or administrative body and actions necessary to prepare for and conduct the effective legal prosecution or defense of litigation, including, but not limited to, contracting for court reporting and contracting for expert witnesses.