University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Emergency Award/Quick Purchase
Vendor: TA Instruments-Waters LLC
Final Amount: $153,868.91
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Gary Reis.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: TA Instruments-Waters LLC, New Castle, DE
Amount: An estimated $153,524
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 Monday, August 31, 2015
The University awarded a contract for A manufactured, demo RSAG2 Dynamic Mechanical unit.
This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which items available on the spot market or at discounted prices were available for a limited time such that sound business judgment mandated a purchase immediately to take advantage of the availability and price.
The University awarded a contract with TA Instruments-Waters LLC for a manufactured (demo) RSA-G2 Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer, a RSA-G2 Forced Convection Oven and a HR-2 Discovery Hybrid Rheometer.
This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which this equipment was available at a deep discounted price for a limited time on a first come basis. Sound business judgement mandated an immediate/quick purchase to take advantage of the availability and price. The first come offer is $ 153,524 that represents a discount of 36% as the original manufacturer price is $ 239,805. Therefore, this deep discount and the limited time offer qualifies this emergency as a quick purchase. .
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering Department will utilize this equipment in the newly established laboratoryfor research to characterize the mechanical properties of biological materials with very low moduli. This equipment will alow to perform this characterization under different modes of deformation and while we could control their testing environment.
The actual purchase price is $ 153,524 that includes warranty coverage for two years.
For additional information, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Gary Reis
This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
