University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Diagnostic Imaging Associations, P.C. (services of Dr. Kathleen DePonte, M.D.
Amount: An estimated $450,000
Renewal: 2nd of 3, 12/31/2019 through 12/30/2020
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes, this procurement remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$450,000
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
The University has taken into account 30 ILCS 575/8i of the BEP Act in conducting this renewal.
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: Diagnostic Imaging Associations, P.C. (services of Dr. Kathleen DePonte, M.D.
Amount: An estimated $450,000
Renewal: 1st of 3, 12/31/2018 through 12/30/2019
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
This procurement remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$900,000
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Ashley Stewart.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Diagnostic Imaging Associations, P.C. (services of Dr. Kathleen DePonte, M.D., Norton, VA
Amount: An estimated $450,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 2/20/2018 through 12/30/2018, 10 months
Renewals:
3 one-year
Potential Future Renewals:
$1,350,000
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.
The hearing and registration contact is now Margaret van Dijk.
First published Friday, January 12, 2018
The University awarded a contract for Certified NIOSH B Reader to Diagnostic Imaging Associations, P.C. (services of Dr. Kathleen DePonte, M.D., Norton, VA, for an estimated $450,000.
Queensland lost the technical expertise needed to classify chest x-rays for pneumoconiosis and does not have the capacity to handle the volume of new images coming into the surveillance system. The Queensland government has been relying on Dr. Robert Cohen, of the University of Illinois School of Public Health to manage this surveillance while Queensland develops local expertise. Starting in 2016, Dr. Cohen has been classifying coal miner?s chest x-ray images for the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mining The protocol for image classification requires review of each image by at least two, and up to five qualified B-readers.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the items are required for research and no other source is able to meet the researcher's documented needs.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Margaret van Dijk
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
