Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

The Bruker MALDI Biotyper system is a fast, automated laboratory tool that identifies bacteria, yeasts, and molds. It uses mass spectrometry to create a protein fingerprint of a microbe and matches it against a large digital library to name the exact species in minutes.

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)) 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))