University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR650
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Wednesday June 24, 2026
LeMaitre Vascular IncBurlington, MA
- Amount: An estimated $135,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 6/29/2026 through 6/28/2027
- Renewals: 2 twelve-month
- Potential Future Renewals: $405,000
Summary
Vendors
1 total
0 BEP vendors
0 VBP vendors
0 Small businesses
The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Wednesday, June 24, 2026
The University awarded a contract for saphenous veins and grafts.
This exemption is for the purchase of Saphenous veins and grafts used to support procedures in clinical specialties such as transplant and vascular surgery. The products are used for repairs and bypass procedures as natural products.
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)) These medical supplies are used for direct patient care.
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