University of Illinois System
Exemption #9JW2603
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday May 8, 2025
Swank Motion Pictures IncorporatedSt. Louis, MO
- Amount: An estimated $1,000,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2025 through 6/30/2030
- Renewals: None
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Thursday, May 8, 2025
The University awarded a contract for the licensing of streaming videos.
Licensing Agreement for online access to digital databases from the authorized distributor "Swank Motion Pictures Incorporated" of copywrited full-length feature motion pictures and television programming distributed by studios for non-theatrical streaming rights on college and university campuses. The access to titles will be through the interlibrary agreement with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI).
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)) The access to titles will be through the interlibrary agreement with the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) members, University students and employees.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Jill Weathers
507 E. Green St.
Suite 501
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 300-7693
507 E. Green St.
Suite 501
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 300-7693
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