Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Karl Storz will offer on-site collection repair and replacement of flexible and rigid scopes, light sources, cameras and monitors that are used in endoscopic procedures. Karl Storz will also offer on-site services support for Surgical cases ongoing education and case support.

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)) The on site support is necessary to support Operating Room staff in real time. Depending on the circumstances, the Food and Drug Administration may consider third party activities as re-manufacturing rather than servicing. Without appropriate training, there is no guarantee the third party can repair products to the correct specifications for safe use.