University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Microway IncPlymouth, MA
- Terms: One-time transaction
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The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Monday, July 18, 2022
The University awarded a contract for an NVIDIA DGX A100 system.
NVIDIA DGX A100 System with A100 40GB GPUs (Academic.)Purpose-built for leading AI training, AI inference, and HPC performance
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for performing sponsored research and other sponsored activities under grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources other than State appropriations. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)) .
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