Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Given Imaging provides the PillCam SB 3 system that allows for direct visualization of the small bowel, supporting greater confidence when monitoring lesions inside the bowels of a patient that may be related to Crohns disease, obscure bleeding, or iron deficiency anemia. The PillCam is a plastic capsule about the size of a large vitamin or fish oil pill (26 mm) that is delivered via delivery system similar to a catheter. It's equipped with a tiny camera and light inside so it can capture color close-ups of the digestive tract, specifically the small intestine.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical services necessary for the delivery of care and treatment at medical, dental, or veterinary teaching facilities utilized by SIU or U of I (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) The Given Imaging/Covidien PillCams have to do with direct patient treatment and care. Without access to these specific supplies, the Hospital would not be able to deliver proper care to patients under the University's care that would drive patients elsewhere and result in a loss of revenue to the Hospital.