University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR593
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday December 18, 2025
Leica Microsystems IncChicago, IL
- Amount: $337,586.55
- Terms: One-time transaction
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Thursday, December 18, 2025
The University awarded a contract for two High-Capacity Tissue Processors.
This exemption is for the purchase of two Leica HistoCore PELORIS 3 High-Capacity Tissue Processors.
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)) These processors are for direct patient care.
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