University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Ex Libris USA Inc
Amount: An estimated $112,727
Renewal: 4 of 4, 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2020
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
The University has verified that these resources are still only available from this vendor.
Potential Future Renewals:
None
Comments: This renewal has been reviewed with the Office of Procurement Diversity in compliance with the BEP Act (30 ILCS 575); specifically the requirements regarding compliance with goals on the contract being renewed and reviewing goal levels on renewal as set forth in PA 100-391.
The buyer for this procurement is now Sherri Eddings, (217) 333-3840.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Ex Libris USA Inc
Amount: An estimated $112,727
Renewal: 3rd of 4, 7/1/2018 through 6/30/2019
Pricing Changes:
4.5% Increase
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
The University has verified that these resources are still only available from this vendor.
Potential Future Renewals:
$119,863
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Margaret van Dijk.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Ex Libris USA Inc
Amount: An estimated $122,410
Renewal: 2nd of 4, 7/1/2017 through 6/30/2018
Pricing Changes:
4.5% increase
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
The University has verified that these resources are still only available from this vendor.
Potential Future Renewals:
$232,590
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Aaron M. Finder.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Ex Libris USA Inc
Amount: An estimated $125,015
Renewal: 1st of 4, 7/1/2016 through 6/30/2017
Pricing Changes:
5% increase
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
The University has verified that these resources are still only available from this vendor.
Potential Future Renewals:
$355,000
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Aaron M. Finder.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Ex Libris USA Inc, Des Plaines, IL
Amount: An estimated $119,433
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2015 through 6/30/2016, 12 months
Renewals:
4 one-year
Potential Future Renewals:
$480,000
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.
First published Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The University awarded a contract for SFX Software Maintenance to Ex Libris USA Inc, Des Plaines, IL, for an estimated $119,433.
The Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) provides essential library infrastructure and resources to sustain the academic excellence of programs at 131 public universities, community colleges, private colleges and universities, and special libraries throughout Illinois. Through CARLI, libraries leverage their combined resources to meet the research needs of 939,000 higher education students, faculty, and staff, including over 102,000 across the three University of Illinois campuses. A list of CARLI member libraries is available at http://www.carli.illinois.edu/membership/mem-libs.
Members of CARLI choose to participate in programs and services available and supported by the consortium. SFX is one of the products offered by CARLI. The SFX software produced by Ex Libris is a link resolver. A link resolver is an essential part of contemporary library automation. It connects students and researchers from citation-level databases in which libraries have invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to the �??appropriate copy�?? of the electronic full-text in which libraries have likewise invested hundreds of thousands of dollars and for which the students and researchers seek. Without a link resolver in the middle, there is no connection between the indexes of �??what exists�?? and the repositories of �??what the library has.�??
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the procurement is software license, upgrade or maintenance.
For additional information, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Aaron M. Finder
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
