University of Illinois Springfield
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Awarded to:Vendor: Bode Cellmark Forensics, Lorton, VA
Amount: An estimated $350,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2022
Renewals:
2 two-year
Potential Future Renewals:
$700,000
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Monday, April 20, 2020
The University awarded a contract for laboratory testing services .
Vendor will provide laboratory testing services to the University of Illinois Springfield ILLAPS Illinois Innocence Project throughout the term of the contract.
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for services, commodities, and equipment to support the delivery of timely forensic science services (30 ILCS 500/1-10(b)(13)) Vendor will be providing laboratory testing services to the Illinois Innocence Project examining evidence from cases to determine results as required by the Illinois Courts.
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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.
