Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Annual subscriptions to multiple database licenses used by UIC-College of Business Administration (CBA) faculty and students.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for periodicals, books, subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications procured for use by a university library or academic department, except for expenditures related to procuring textbooks for student use or materials for resale or rental. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(5)) Refinitiv US LLC allows UIC College of Business faculty researchers to bring a deep understanding and a sense of discovery in the classroom. Faculty use their research to bolster student learning. Navigating through the multiple databases Refinitiv US LLC provides students research opportunities which assist them in real-world situations. Refinitiv US LLC, is essential to UIC - College of Business success. Our success rate and recognition brings in new students and revenue.