Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

The College of Veterinary Medicine conducts research on the impact of intracellular remodeling on early development. These studies are highly relevant to human reproductive health and would make important contributions to our understanding of basic cell, reproductive, and developmental biology.

This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for performing sponsored research and other sponsored activities under grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources other than State appropriations. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)) The funding agency approved the funding request on the basis that the funds be used to purchase this specific instrument. This is exempt per (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)).