University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #JDR626
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Monday April 6, 2026
Karl Storz Endoscopy-America IncEl Segundo, CA
- Amount: $497,535
- 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 Monday, April 6, 2026
The University awarded a contract for buy-out of leased endoscopy video equipment.
This exemption is for a capital buy-out of leased endoscopy video equipment used by various surgical services in the UIH Operating Room.
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)) This medical equipment is for direct patient care.
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.