Illinois Procurement BulletinPublic Institutions of Higher Education
University of Illinois at Chicago
Emergency Award #VLH277

Announcement of an Emergency Award/Quick Purchase

Final Amount
Published Thursday November 6, 2025
Vendor: Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (aka Inmar Pharmacy Financial Management)
Final Amount: $173,728.46

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Emergency Extension
Published Tuesday April 23, 2024
Vendor: Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (aka Inmar Pharmacy Financial Management)
Extension Amount: $750,000
Extended to: 5/21/2024 through 5/20/2025
Inmar will continue to reconcile claims payments for all 6 retail pharmacies run by the College of Pharmacy. Healthcare pharmacy revenue cycle management outsource services of over $100M annually Claims reconciliation of ~30,000 patient prescriptions per month. A competitive solicitation has been initiated and we are requesting an emergency purchase extension with this vendor while we work through the competitive process.

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Change Order
Published Monday April 8, 2024
Vendor: Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (aka Inmar Pharmacy Financial Management)
Change Order Amount: $0
This change order is to correct the terms of this Emergency Award. The term is not a one-time transaction. The term is for 90 days, February 21, 2024, thru May 20, 2024.

The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.

Award Info Awarded Thursday February 22, 2024

Carolina Coupon Clearing, Inc. (aka Inmar Pharmacy Financial Management)Winston-Salem, NC

  • Amount: An estimated $200,000
  • Terms: One-time transaction

Summary

Vendors

1 total
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 Thursday, February 22, 2024
The University awarded a contract for Reconciling Claims Payments.
This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which immediate action was needed to prevent any disruption in University services.
Inmar will be reconciling the claims payments for all 6 retail pharmacies run by the College of Pharmacy. Healthcare pharmacy revenue cycle management outsource services of over $100M annually Claims reconciliation of 30,000 patient prescriptions per month. They handle over $14M in Accounts Receivable for us at any given time and very critical to our business operations.

For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Vernell Hammons
UIC Purchasing and Contract Management
809 S. Marshfield Ave.
3rd floor (MC 560)
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-3409
FAX: (312) 996-3135
Purchasing Website
Chief Procurement Officer - Bridget McHatton
State Purchasing Officer - Lee Saulter

This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.

The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.

Documents

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Emergency Purchase Statement

  • SignedVLH277emergency-purchase-statement-CarolinaCouponClearing.pdf (325 KB)

Extension Justification

  • InmarVLH277signedemergencypurchaseextensionInmar041924cpo.pdf (364 KB)

Final Costs

  • VLH277emergencypurchasefinalcostandterm071825.pdf (298 KB)
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