Prequalification constitutes a preliminary determination of responsibility requisite for a vendor to be eligible to bid or submit proposals. Prequalification is not a binding final determination of a vendor's responsibility. All entities required to be prequalified shall be prequalified in accordance with Subparts V, W and X. Responsibility shall be considered by the SPO prior to making an award or signing a contract in accordance with Section 8.2046.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 44, § 8.2045