University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR569
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Friday October 31, 2025
Edwards Lifesciences LLCIrvine, CA
- Amount: An estimated $552,400
- Terms: An estimated start date of 12/1/2025 through 11/30/2027
- Renewals: None
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, October 31, 2025
The University awarded a contract for tricuspid implants and accessories.
This exemption is for tricuspid implants and accessories. Edwards Pascal and Evoque are two different transcatheter heart valve devices from Edwards Lifesciences used to treat tricuspid regurgitation . The Pascal system is a repair device that clips the valve leaflets together, while the Evoque system is a replacement device that is fully implanted to replace the diseased valve.
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for medical supplies or medical at a university-operated health care center or dispensary that provides care, treatment, and medications for students, faculty and staff (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b-5)) These implants and accessories are medical supplies for direct patient care.
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