University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Vendor: Edwards Lifesciences
Change Order Amount: $900,000
Use of this system and supplies and a larger patient census are greater than what was originally estimated. The new total cost is $2,500,000 for the term.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Edwards Lifesciences, Irvine, CA
Amount: An estimated $1,600,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 3/8/2018 through 6/30/2023
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, March 8, 2018
The University awarded a contract for hemodynamic monitoring system .
Edwards Lifesciences Hemodynamic Monitoring system is an invasive measurement of systemic, pulmonary arterial and venous pressures, and of cardiac output.
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) Edwards Lifesciences Hemodynamic Monitoring system has to do with direct patient care. Without access to supplies the hospital would not be able to offer procedures requiring these supplies.
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