University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exemption #1MDG1919E
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Wednesday April 24, 2019
Awarded to:
Vendor: Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Amount: An estimated $1,500,000
Amount: An estimated $1,500,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 4/19/2019 through 4/18/2029
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Wednesday, April 24, 2019
The University awarded a contract for Electronic database licensing.
Pure Electronic Database
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)) 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))
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