Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

SPM is an instrument management system. SPM interfaces with equipment (washers, steam sterilizers, etc.) in the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) and High-Level Disinfection (HLD) areas along with a bi-directional interface with the Epic OpTime health record. SPM provides visibility into SPD operations and provides comprehensive tools that help efficiently manage workflows, simplify complex tasks, and ensure documented compliance.

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))