University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Intersection Media Holdings Inc/Intersection Media LLC
Amount: An estimated $100,000
Renewal: 1st of 2, 7/1/2021 through 6/30/2022
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
This Solicitation remains a Sole Source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$100,000
Comments: N/A
The buyer for this procurement is now Beth Burdette , (217) 244-3824.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
The University has taken into account 30 ILCS 575/8i of the BEP Act in conducting this renewal.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Intersection Media Holdings Inc/Intersection Media LLCChicago, IL
- Amount: An estimated $100,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2020 through 6/30/2021, 12 months
- Renewals: 2 one-year
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Potential Future Renewals:
$200,000
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
The hearing has been cancelled since no vendors registered to attend or submitted comments regarding this notice.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now Ben Bagby.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
First published Monday, March 9, 2020
The University awarded a contract for Out-of-home media buys/Chicago Transit Authority to Intersection Media Holdings Inc/Intersection Media LLC, Chicago, IL, for an estimated $100,000.
The University has a need to procure Out-of-Home Advertising space on all Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) venues - including buses, trains, rail stations and park and rides. This is needed in order to help the university to engage its desired audience in the key in-state market of Chicago and the surrounding area, which holds almost 75% of the population of the state. The end result of this campaign will be that the Gies College of Business will be able to reach academic influencers, university alumni and prospective students using Chicago Transit Authority transportation in the Chicago DMA (Designated Market Area).
The university, on information and belief, has concluded that only one vendor can meet its need or can meet the need economically. That vendor is Intersection Media LLC. The university has provided detailed justification to support its conclusion as shown on the attached Sole Source Justification Form.
Although the university has presented this as a sole source procurement, we are seeking competitive information from firms with the capability of meeting the university's need (even if performed in a manner different from what has been presented) to contact us and provide sufficient information to show the need can be met. If we receive that information, the Chief Procurement Officer will offer a public hearing to consider the matter. Hearing information is described below.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the media is for advertising.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Chief Procurement Officer - Ben Bagby
State Purchasing Officer - Catherine Bradbury
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
