Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Exemption #SIUCMembership20-2
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday June 6, 2019
Awarded to:
Vendor: Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Boulder, CO
Amount: An estimated $6,000
Amount: An estimated $6,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2020
Renewals:
None
Vendor: The Higher Learning Commission, Chicago, IL
Amount: An estimated $16,256
Amount: An estimated $16,256
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2020
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Thursday, June 6, 2019
The University awarded a contract for membership dues.
The purchase is for membership dues for academic and research associations.
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for membership in professional, academic, research, or athletic organizations on behalf of a public institution of higher education, an employee of a public institution of higher education, or a student at a public institution of higher education. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(1)) These purchases are for membership dues to academic and research associations.
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.