University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Vendor: Amerisource Bergen/ICS Paragard Direct
Change Order Amount: $360,000
Change required because of increase in usage due to post pandemic spike in clinic visits, in addition to an overall increase in prescribing trends.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Amerisource Bergen/ICS Paragard DirectCarrollton, TX
- Amount: An estimated $240,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 3/1/2021 through 6/30/2022
- Renewals: None
Summary
Vendors
1 total
0 BEP vendors
0 VBP vendors
0 Small businesses
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Tuesday, February 16, 2021
The University awarded a contract for intra-uterine devices.
Paragard-A non-hormonal intra-uterine devices (IUD).
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)) Paragard is a popular IUD choice for patients at UI Health. Contraceptive devices must be available to accommodate the requirements of UI Health patients. This is a patented device.
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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.
