University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR134
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday August 31, 2023
LivaNova USA, IncLondon, United Kingdom
- Amount: An estimated $849,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 9/1/2023 through 8/31/2026
- Renewals: None
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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 Thursday, August 31, 2023
The University awarded a contract for the LifeSPARC advanced circulatory support system.
This is an advanced cardiac and respiratory life support or advanced circulation support system used during emergency cases. This provides circulation support for emergent rescue patients.
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)) This system will be used for patients who are not candidates for our current life support system, the impella device. This option allows us to treat patients that we would not be able to treat before.
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