44 Ill. Adm. Code 2600.210
Direct Solicitation
Section 2600.210 Direct Solicitation
In addition to giving notice in
the Bulletin, SBEL may directly contact prospective vendors by providing copies
of Invitations for Bids, Requests for Proposals, or other procurement
information. Direct solicitation may be oral or in writing and all vendors
solicited in this manner must receive the same information as that provided by
publication. No direct solicitation shall be made prior to the date any
required notice first appears in the Bulletin.