Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Consult on the development and administration of the learning platform for primary care physicians and medical students containing asynchronous courses designed to promote positive relationships with patients who have psychiatric disabilities. Prepare reports and information briefs describing the platform and courses, course completion statistics, and participant evaluations of course content.

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)) 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))