University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network
Amount: An estimated $6,000,000
Renewal: 5 of 5, 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2019
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, this remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
None
The buyer for this procurement is now Janielle Graham, (312) 413-2816.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Margaret van Dijk.
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: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network
Amount: An estimated $6,000,000
Renewal: 4 of 5, 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2018
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, this procurement remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$6,000,000
The buyer for this procurement is now Janielle Graham, (312) 413-2816.
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: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network
Amount: An estimated $6,000,000
Renewal: 3rd of 5, 7/1/2016 through 6/30/2017
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be the one organ and tissue transplantation program for Northern and Central Illinois
Potential Future Renewals:
$12,000,000
Comments: Only Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network has been appointed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be the organ and tissue transplantation program for Northern and Central Illinois.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Aaron M. Finder.
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: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network
Amount: An estimated $6,000,000
Renewal: 2nd of 5, 7/1/2015 through 6/30/2016
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes remains a sole source
Potential Future Renewals:
$18,000,000
Comments: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network remains the only federally qualified Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) which provides a single, coordinated organ and tissue recovery program to support all transplants in this Northern and Central Illinois region.
Since the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System remains a Medicare (CMS) Certified Organ Transplant Center. As a condition of participation CMS requires that each transplant center have a contractual relationship with their Organ Procurement Organization (OPO).
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Aaron M. Finder.
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: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network
Amount: An estimated $6,000,000
Renewal: 1st of 5, 7/1/2014 through 6/30/2015
Pricing Changes:
Standard acquisition charges for transplant organs are offered to all customers.
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$24,000,000
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.
Awarded to:Vendor: Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, IL
Amount: An estimated $12,000,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2014, 24 months
Renewals:
5 twelve-month
Potential Future Renewals:
$30,000,000
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Tuesday, March 13, 2012
The University awarded a contract for purchase of human organs including tissue to Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network, Itasca, IL, for an estimated $12,000,000.
This purchase is for procurement of human organs including tissue and histocompatibility testing for accredited transplant programs on an as-needed basis for the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System. Gift of Hope is the only certified, federally qualified Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) which provides a single, coordinated organ and tissue recovery program to support all transplants in this region.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the Gift of Hope is the only certified, federally qualified Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) which provides a single, coordinated organ and tissue recovery program to support all transplants in this region.
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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.
