Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

As the leading kidney transplant program in the region, UI Health depends on close collaboration with organ procurement agencies to provide effective care for our patients. The procurement and timely delivery of donated organs are essential to our transplantation services.

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 procurement is in the best interest of the University because HonorBridge provides donated organs essential for life-saving transplant surgeries. As the leading kidney transplant program in the region, UI Health relies heavily on HonorBridges partnership and coordination to meet the critical needs of our patients. Without this collaboration, we would not be able to deliver the high standard of care and successful outcomes that our transplant program is known for.