University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR488
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Wednesday June 4, 2025
Boehringer Laboratories LLCPhoenixville, PA
- Amount: An estimated $750,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 5/25/2025 through 5/31/2030
- Renewals: None
Summary
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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 Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The University awarded a contract for Visigi Gastric Sleeves.
This exemption is for Visigi Gastric Sleeves used during sleeve gastrectomy surgery to aid in the calibration of the stomach pouch. It helps with decompression, visualization, and leak testing, potentially improving surgical outcomes.
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)) This device is necessary to the daily operational needs of the hospitals Department of Perioperative Services and is essential for direct patient care. Without access to these, the hospital cannot offer certain procedures. Consequently, the University will be unable to perform these procedures, causing patients to seek care elsewhere. This will result in a loss of revenue for the University.
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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.