University of Illinois System
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Awarded to:Vendor: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc., New York, NY
Amount: An estimated $500,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2024
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, April 18, 2019
The University awarded a contract for Subscriptions to Bloomsbury Databases.
Subscriptions to the Bloomsbury databases for Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) member libraries.
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)) Contract # CN-00042200.
For additional information, contact:
Jay Simpson
System Purchasing and Support Services
507 E Green Street
Suite 501, MC-407
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 265-0434
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
