Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Change Order

Published Monday January 29, 2024

Vendor: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Change Order Amount: $1,511,528.53
Change Order to add an additional CARLI member to the subscription for the five-years of the contract's term.

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Award Info Published Wednesday December 20, 2023

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Boston, MA

Amount: An estimated $7,500,000

Actual pricing will depend on # of CARLI members subscribing to services.

Terms: An estimated start date of 1/1/2024 through 12/31/2028
Renewals: None

Summary

Vendors

1 total

0 BEP vendors

0 VBP vendors

0 Small businesses

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

First published Wednesday, December 20, 2023

The University awarded a contract for Online Journal Licensing from John Wiley & Sons.

Licenses for online journals from John Wiley & Sons for the Consortium of Academic and 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)) licenses for online journals.

For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:

Daniel Szajna
System Purchasing and Support Services
507 E Green Street
Suite 501, MC-407
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-2650
FAX: (217) 239-6760

The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.