University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Emergency Award/Quick Purchase
Vendor: Transplant Analytics Inc.
Final Amount: $231,898
Independent Peer Review trips to UIC Hospital for Transplant consultant exceeded the initial estimate.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Transplant Analytics Inc., Wading River, NY
Amount: An estimated $180,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 10/16/2015 through 1/13/2016
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, October 16, 2015
The University awarded a contract for independent transplant consultant team .
This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which the need for services to protect or further University interests was immediate and use of other competitive source selection procedures under the Illinois Procurement Code could not have been accomplished without significant risk of causing disadvantages to the University.
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UIHHSS) operates a Transplant Kidney Program that is regulated by HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). UIHHSS has received provisional authority to operate the Transplant Program until February 9, 2016. This authority is based upon certain program improvements formalized in a UIHHSS/CMS Systems Improvement Agreement including a proviso that the university contract with an independent transplant consultant team (Transplant Analytics, Inc.) to work onsite with the UIHHSS Transplant Program Administrator. The effort to achieve full compliance is a work in progress.
Consequently, this emergency is declared so that Transplant Analytics can work onsite with UIHHSS to provide technical guidance, professional insight, training, and feedback on an ongoing basis is necessary for the continual operations of the Transplant Program.
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.
