Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Awarded to:Vendor: The National Research Center for Colleges Universities Admissions, dba ACT, Lees Summit, MO
Amount: An estimated $150,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2021, 12 months
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
The hearing has been cancelled since no vendors registered to attend or submitted comments regarding this notice.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
First published Thursday, June 11, 2020
The University awarded a contract for student names to be used for recruitment purposes to The National Research Center for Colleges Universities Admissions, dba ACT, Lees Summit, MO, for an estimated $150,000.
Southern Illinois University has the need to purchase student names for recruitment purposes. Names of prospective students who have taken specific college testing (ACT and PLAN) are sold to universities for recruitment purposes. The end result will be an additional source for recruiting students to our campus.
The University, on information and belief, has concluded that only one vendor can meet its need or can meet the need economically. That vendor is ACT, Incorporated. The University has provided detail justification to support its conclusion as shown on the attached Sole Source Justification form.
Although the University has presented this as a sole source procurement, we are seeking competitive information from firms with the capability of meeting the University's need (even if performed in a manner different from what has been presented) to contact us and provide sufficient information to show the need can be met. If we receive that information, the Chief Procurement Officer will offer a public hearing to consider the matter. Hearing information is described below.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the item or service is copyrighted or patented and is not available except from the holder of the copyright or patent. Southern Illinois University has the need to purchase student names for recruitment purposes. Names of prospective students who have taken specific college testing (ACT and PLAN) are sold to universities for recruitment purposes. The end result will be an additional source for recruiting students to our campus.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Chief Procurement Officer - Ben Bagby
State Purchasing Officer - Catherine Bradbury
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
