Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Vendor: National Research Center for College & University Admissions NRCCUA
Change Order Amount: $0
The vendor has officially changed the company name from The National Research Center for College and University Admissions, LLC to Encoura, LLC.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Vendor: National Research Center for College & University Admissions NRCCUA
Change Order Amount: $0
The admissions department is currently paying $0.59/name purchased through Encoura. The extension would allow the names to be purchased at a lower cost. There will be no change in encumbrance. We are requesting the original agreement to be extended from August 1, 2021, through June 30, 2023.
The buyer for this procurement is now Tara Thompson , (618) 453-6717.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
National Research Center for College & University Admissions NRCCUALee's Summit, MO
- Amount: An estimated $180,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 8/1/2021 through 6/30/2022, 11 months
- Renewals: None
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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.
First published Thursday, July 22, 2021
The University awarded a contract for student names for recruitment to National Research Center for College & University Admissions NRCCUA, Lee's Summit, MO, for an estimated $180,000.
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 the National Research Center for College and University Admissions (NRCCUA). 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.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Chief Procurement Officer - John Donato
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.
