University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR518
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Tuesday September 2, 2025
Life Technologies CorporationCarlsbad, CA
- Amount: An estimated $250,000
- Terms: An estimated start date of 8/20/2025 through 6/30/2026
- Renewals: None
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Tuesday, September 2, 2025
The University awarded a contract for laboratory supplies and reagents.
This exemption is for laboratory supplies and reagents for the GeneAssure Solid Tumor NGS assay. This comprehensive assay is used for detection of gene mutation in the tumor DNA, translocations or fusions in the tumor RNA, and other biomarkers such as tumor mutation burden and microsatellite instability status.
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)) Without these supplies and reagents, we will not be able to provide patient testing. This will result in patients seeking care elsewhere leading to a loss in revenue.
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