University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR691
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Friday September 11, 2026
VitalantScottsdale, AZ
- Amount: An estimated $80,000,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 10/1/2026 through 9/30/2031
- Renewals: None
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, September 11, 2026
The University awarded a contract for blood products and apheresis services.
Vitalant will provide blood products and apheresis services, including collection, testing, processing and delivery of blood components. Vitalant provides these services on-site in order to provide blood timely to patients in the Hospital, Emergency Department and Surgery.
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 are medical supplies for direct patient care.
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