Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

The Davol implants are surgical meshes that are loosely woven sheets that are used as either a permanent or temporary support for organs and other tissues during surgery. The meshes are available in both inorganic and biological materials, and are used in a variety of surgeries. Though hernia repair surgery is the most common application, they can also be used for reconstructive work; such as in pelvic organ prolapse.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) Davol surgical mesh implants have to do with direct patient care. Without access to their implants, the Hospital would not be able to offer certain procedures that in turn would drive patients else where and result in a loss of revenue to the Hospital.