University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Fisher Scientific Company, LLCHanover Park, IL
- Amount: An estimated $2,820,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 9/23/2022 through 9/22/2023
- Renewals: None
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The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Wednesday, October 5, 2022
The University awarded a contract for COVID-19 testing kits and supplies.
COVID-19 testing kits and supplies for UI Hospital 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)) COVID-19 testing, including rapid, point-of-care testing, has been and will remain an important aspects of detecting the virus in UI Health patients. These kits are the only ones that can be used with the Hospital's existing Abbott testing equipment.
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qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
