University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR697
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Tuesday October 13, 2026
Carlsmed IncCarlsbad, CA
- Amount: An estimated $2,700,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 10/13/2026 through 9/30/2029
- Renewals: None
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 Tuesday, October 13, 2026
The University awarded a contract for neurosurgery spine implants.
This exemption is for the purchase of neurosurgery spine implants created through a 3D surgical planning and patient-specific 3D-printed interbody implant platform designed to stabilize the spine and facilitate fusion.
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 are medical supplies for direct patient care.
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.