University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Awarded to:Vendor: Hamilton Company, Reno, NV
Amount: An estimated $400,000
Terms: One-time transaction
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, July 31, 2020
The University awarded a contract for Hamilton Microlab STAR.
Purchase of a Hamilton Microlab STAR automated pipetting platform and related supplies for extraction and PCR setup to be used for COVID-19 clinical testing in the Hospital Pathology Laboratories.
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)) This automated system will help to greatly expand the Hospital's COVID-19 testing capacity.
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