University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Societa Dante Alighieri - Comitato di Siena
Amount:
An estimated $80,000
Renewal: 1st of 2, 2/28/2013 through 2/27/2014
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
Yes this remains a sole source as only this Contractor has authority to provide educational services at the designated Italy campuses.
Potential Future Renewals:
$80,000
The buyer for this procurement is now John
Meehan, (312) 413-5961.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Shirley Webb.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Societa Dante Alighieri - Comitato di Siena, Siena, Italy
Amount: An estimated $240,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 2/25/2010 through 2/28/2013, 36 months
Renewals:
2 one-year
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Wednesday, February 10, 2010
The University awarded a contract for study abroad in Siena, Italy to Societa Dante Alighieri - Comitato di Siena, Siena, Italy, for an estimated $240,000.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the
contractor will provide educational services at its Italian campus to include housing, classroom space, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) academic programing and curriculum implementation, educational excursions, transportation to Florence, Italy from Siena, and support services for UIC undergraduate students participating in the Italian Language and Culture Program in Siena.
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
