University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Awarded to:Vendor: Springer Customer Service Center, LLC, New York, NY
Amount: An estimated $550,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2018
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, December 15, 2017
The University awarded a contract for online database access.
License Agreement for Springer ejournals for the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI).
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for periodicals, books, subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications procured for use by a university library or academic department, except for expenditures related to procuring textbooks for student use or materials for resale or rental. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(5)) . Periodicals, books, subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications procured for use by a university library or academic department, except for expenditures related to procuring textbooks for student use or materials for resale or rental. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(5)).
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