Agency
CEI - Commission on Equity and Inclusion
Communication Identifier
32018
Date/Time
5/20/2024 12:43:00 PM
Communication Topic
24-482DPH-OFCDI-B-40159 and 24-510CPOGS-CPOGS-B-4222
Action Requested or Recommended
The vendor (Helen Randolph at 3 R Health Care Products, Inc.) was inquiring about why two solicitations (one published by IDPH and one published by CPO-GS) didn't have BEP goals assigned to them.
Participants in Communication
| Name |
Type |
Role |
Job Title |
Representing |
Location |
Telephone |
Email |
| Wilson, Alexandria |
State Employee |
Recipient |
Acting Executive Director |
Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion |
115 S. LaSalle Street, Suite 4N, Chicago, IL 60603 |
(217) 761-0528 |
Alexandria.Wilson3@Illinois.gov |
| Reinhard, Harry Mr. |
State Employee |
Recipient |
Compliance Manager |
Business Enterprise Program |
JRTC, Chicago |
312-814-3188 |
Harry.Reinhard@Illinois.gov |
| Randolph, Helen |
Vendor |
Initiator |
President |
3 R Health Care Products, Inc. |
2751 W. 51st Street
Chicago, IL 60632
|
(773) 434-7186 |
randolph_rx@att.net |
Communication Attachments
Summary of Communication
I noted the following in my response: DPH’s 24-482DPH-OFCDI-B-40159 bid was a solicitation whose resulting contract will be subject to federal reimbursement and is, therefore, excluded from BEP participation (per Section 30 ILCS 575/2(a)(5)).
CPO-GS’s 24-510CPOGS-CPOGS-B-42225 bid is a cooperative-led participation notice. Cooperative-led participations occur when an Illinois agency wants to participate in a cooperative solicitation and use the resulting contract with the cooperative-awarded vendor(s). Cooperative participation is the preferred cooperative-led joint purchasing method because it allows CPO-GS to post notice of the cooperative solicitation to Illinois vendors, giving them better notice of the cooperative opportunity. The BidBuy notice you’ve attached is just the participation notice notifying you that this opportunity for you to bid exists with the MMCAP Infuse cooperative. Eventually, when an agency transfers CPO-GS’s participation to itself to execute an agreement with an MMCAP Infuse cooperative winning vendor, it will work with CPO-GS and CEI to determine whether a goal should be assigned to the resulting contract.