University of Illinois at Chicago
Bid #MCM021
Invitation for Bid: Bedding Materials for Laboratory Animals
Renewal Info
Published Monday June 2, 2014
Renewal entered into with:
Vendor: Harlan Laboratories
Amount: An estimated $120,000
Renewal: 3rd of 3, 7/1/2014 through 6/30/2015
Pricing Changes: 
None
Service/Product Changes: 
None
Potential Future Renewals: None
The buyer for this procurement is now John Meehan, (312) 413-5961.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Gary Reis.

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal Info
Published Tuesday April 30, 2013
Renewal entered into with:
Vendor: Harlan Laboratories
Amount: An estimated $120,000
Renewal: 2nd of 3, 7/1/2013 through 6/30/2014
Pricing Changes: 
The vendor's pricing rates increase by 5%. In addition usage estimate will increase by 5%.
Service/Product Changes: 
No changes to product line have occurred.
Potential Future Renewals: $120,000
The buyer for this procurement is now John Meehan, (312) 413-5961.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Gary Reis.

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Renewal Info
Published Tuesday June 12, 2012
Renewal entered into with:
Vendor: Harlan Laboratories
Amount: An estimated $107,200
Renewal: 1st of 3, 7/1/2012 through 6/30/2013
Pricing Changes: 
The vendor's pricing rate increased by 3.5% versus 5% increase per vendor response to Bid MCM021 dated June 9, 2010.
Service/Product Changes: 
None
Potential Future Renewals: $232,281

The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Award Info Published Tuesday June 22, 2010
Awarded to:
Vendor: Harlan Laboratories, Madison, WI
Amount: An estimated $209,567
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2010 through 6/30/2012

This vendor has agreed to extend their offer to other state universities of Illinois.

Renewals:
3 twelve-month
Number of unsuccessful, responsive bidders: 0
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
This notice has been modified
Published Monday April 12, 2010
Addendum No. 1 answers questions from the pre-bid meeting. Section 4, Product Specifications, and Section 5, Pricing Proposal and Contractor's Product Information pages have been revised and included in the addendum. The bid opening date of April 21 at 2:00 PM has NOT been changed.
First published Thursday, March 18, 2010
Sealed bids will be accepted at the address below until 2:00 PM, Wednesday April 21, 2010:

Purchasing Division (M/C 560)
809 South Marshfield Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612-7203

Sealed bids are requested by the Biologic Resources Laboratory for the purchase of contact and non-contact bedding materials for laboratory animals used for research purposes for a two (2) year period with the option to renew for three (3) additional twelve (12) month periods. The pre-bid meeting will be held Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at the Biologic Resources Laboratory, 1840 West Taylor Street, Chicago, Illinois.

For additional information, contact:
Marion Miller
University of Illinois at Chicago
Purchasing Division (M/C 560)
809 South Marshfield Avenue
Phone: (312) 996-2839
FAX: (312) 996-3135
The University reserves the right to accept or reject any and all responses or parts thereof. Vendor may expect payment thirty to sixty days after receipt of invoice, unless otherwise stated in the bid documents. Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) eligibility number is required on all proposals, if applicable. Solicitation documents may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Office.

This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.

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

Documents

To obtain any of the following documents, please log into your Bulletin account.

Other Public Documents

  • MCM021.pdf (692 KB)
  • MCM021addendum1.pdf (389 KB)

Conflict of Interest Document

  • MCM021DisclosureFY13Rev.pdf (6 MB)
Log In