University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR640
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Monday June 1, 2026
STERIS CorporationMentor, OH
- Amount: An estimated $2,500,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 7/1/2026 through 6/30/2031
- Renewals: None
Summary
Vendors
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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 Monday, June 1, 2026
The University awarded a contract for reusable handheld surgical instruments.
This exemption is for reusable handheld surgical instruments used for all specialties. Instruments include bone chisels, blades, mallets, scapulas, cannulas, scissors, forceps, and retractors.
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)) These medical supplies are for direct patient care.
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