University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Forte Research Systems Inc
Amount: $349,000
Renewal: 1st of 1, 5/31/2023 through 5/31/2028
Pricing Changes:
None
Service/Product Changes:
None
Sole Source Status:
This procurement remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
None
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.
Forte Research Systems IncMadison, WI
- Terms: An estimated start date of 6/1/2020 through 5/30/2023, 36 months
- Renewals: 1 five-year
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Potential Future Renewals:
$349,500
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 Tuesday, March 31, 2020
The University awarded a contract for EVAL Software to Forte Research Systems Inc, Madison, WI, for $139,500.
EVAL Software
The University has a need to purchase EVAL software. This is needed for consistent results of data acquisition and organization in order to meet National Cancer Center reporting requirements for Cancer Center Support Grant documentation.
The end result of this will be gaining National Cancer Institute recognition as a designated cancer center.
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 Forte Research Systems, Inc. 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. All sole source hearings under the jurisdiction of the Chief Procurement Officer for Higher Education will be conducted by tele-conference only until the in-person option is reinstated
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the item or service is copyrighted or patented and is not available except from the holder of the copyright or patent.
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.