CPO Notice 2022.05 COVID-19 Protection Clause~12.pdf

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This document is a procurement notice issued by the Illinois Central Management Services Bureau of Strategic Sourcing on September 17, 2021. The notice informs all state agencies that they must include a COVID-19 Protections clause in all solicitations, regardless of procurement method, requiring contractors to adhere to masking, vaccination, and testing requirements set forth in Governor Pritzker's Executive Order 2021-20. This clause will become a term of the contract. The notice references a specific contract opportunity, DOC-KEW-electronic globe valves-tsj, but does not provide details on the products, quantities, response dates, or contract term.

The notice emphasizes that the COVID-19 Protections clause must be included in all solicitations, and that agencies may also implement additional vaccination or testing requirements that exceed those in the Executive Order. The purpose is to ensure contractors comply with the State's COVID-19 mitigation measures when working in indoor public places, healthcare facilities, schools, institutions of higher education, and state-owned congregate facilities.

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Notice 2022.05 General Services

To: Agency Procurement Staff Central Management Services Bureau of Strategic Sourcing State Purchasing Officers

From:

Ellen H. Daley

Date: September 17, 2021 Subject: COVID-19 Protection Clause CC: Procurement Compliance Monitors

Procurement Policy Board

This notice is effective immediately.

All agencies shall notify potential contractors of the issuance of Governor Pritzker’s Executive Order 2021-20 by including the COVID-19 PROTECTIONS clause into all solicitations, regardless of procurement method and including those currently published on BidBuy. This clause shall become a term of the contract.

COVID-19 PROTECTIONS: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor J.B. Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20. This Executive Order mandates certain contractors shall use face coverings, have COVID-19 vaccinations, or undergo testing for COVID-19 when in indoor public places, Health Care Facilities, Schools, Institutions of Higher Education, and State-owned and operated congregate facilities. Vendor shall adhere to the requirements of this Executive Order as applied by the Agency. The Agency may also implement vaccination or testing requirements that exceed those in the Executive Order.

On August 26, 2021, Governor Pritzker issued Executive Order 2021-20 (COVID-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 87).

This Executive Order recognizes that the Delta variant of the coronavirus is the most dominant strain of COVID- 19 in Illinois and poses significant new risks to stopping and slowing the spread of the virus.

The Executive Order specifies certain contractors to follow masking, vaccination, and testing requirements when in indoor public places, Health Care Facilities, Schools, Institutions of Higher Education, and State-owned or operated congregate facilities. The entire Executive Order may be found at https://www.illinois.gov/government/executive-orders/executive-order.executive-order-number-20.2021.html .

If you have questions regarding this, please contact your State Purchasing Officer or the Chief Procurement Office for General Services at (217) 558-2231.

- End -https://www.illinois.gov/government/executive-orders/executive-order.executive-order-number-20.2021.html

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