University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Affymetrix Inc.
Amount: An estimated $120,000
Renewal: 3 of 3, 7/1/2014 through 6/30/2015
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, Affymetrix is the only supplier of the genetic epidemiology reagents for the GeneTitan System.
Potential Future Renewals:
None
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Shirley Webb.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Affymetrix Inc.
Amount: An estimated $120,000
Renewal: 2nd of 3, 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2014
Pricing Changes:
Yes, significant research funding reduction has reduced the renewal price.
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, Affymetrix is the only supplier of the genetic epidemiology reagents for the GeneTitan System.
Potential Future Renewals:
$120,000
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Shirley Webb.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Affymetrix Inc.
Amount: An estimated $900,000
Renewal: 1st of 3, 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2013
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Only this vendor has the patented reagents to ensure the highest available genetic coverage of the African American genome.The GeneTital instrument is calibrated with the unique reagents to achieve the researcher specifications.
Potential Future Renewals:
$1,800,000
Comments: The University is the only institution in the USA Midwest that has a GeneTitan instrument. The renewal period coincides with research grant funding.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Affymetrix Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Amount: An estimated $900,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 10/1/2011 through 6/30/2012, 9 months
Renewals:
3 twelve-month
Potential Future Renewals:
$2,700,000
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The University awarded a contract for Supplies for the GeneTitan System to Affymetrix Inc., Santa Clara, CA, for an estimated $900,000.
Purchase of supplies for the Gene Titan Instrument in the Core Genomics Facility at the Research Resource Center. The GeneTitan instrument is a high throughput genotyping array processor.
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. Supplies are uniquely designed for use in the GeneTitan instrument and are not produced by any other manufacturer.
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
