University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Vendor: Coursera Inc.
Change Order Amount: $12,000,000
The number of students utilizing online degree programs and other online course content has increased over the term.
The Chief Procurement Officer for this procurement is now John Donato.
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: Coursera Inc.
Amount: An estimated $40,000,000
Renewal: 2nd of 2, 9/1/2020 through 8/31/2022
Pricing Changes:
None.
Service/Product Changes:
None.
Sole Source Status:
Procurement remains a sole source.
Potential Future Renewals:
None
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Catherine Bradbury.
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.
Renewal entered into with:Vendor: Coursera Inc.
Amount: An estimated $32,600,000
Renewal: 1st of 2, 9/1/2018 through 8/31/2020
Pricing Changes:
None.
Service/Product Changes:
None.
Sole Source Status:
Procurement remains a Sole Source.
Potential Future Renewals:
$40,000,000
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.
Coursera Inc.Mountain View, CA
- Terms: An estimated start date of 10/1/2016 through 8/31/2018, 23 months
- Renewals: 2 two-year
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Potential Future Renewals:
$35,700,000
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, August 9, 2016
The University awarded a contract for marketing & delivery of online degree programs to Coursera Inc., Mountain View, CA, for $5,000,000.
The University of Illinois seeks to procure marketing and delivery services for large-scale, low-cost online degree programs. The vendor will host portions of the online educational content of selected degree programs on an electronic learning management system that is capable of serving a hundred thousand or more learners per course, providing marketing services to attract large numbers of highly qualified potential students to apply for the programs, and provide learner support services to ensure that students complete these programs at a very high rate.
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:
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.
