University of Illinois at Chicago
Exemption #VLH371
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Friday September 5, 2025
Thermo Electron North America LLCWest Palm Beach, FL
- Amount: $168,084.54
- Terms: An estimated start date of 9/24/2025 through 9/23/2028
- Renewals: None
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, September 5, 2025
The University awarded a contract for Service Agreement for Maintenance and Repairs.
Service agreement for maintenance and repairs for the following equipment: Q Exactive HF Mass Spectrometer, UltiMate 3000 NCS-3500RS NANO Nano-Cap-S, and Dionex WPS-3000TPL RS AUTOSAMPLER.
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for performing sponsored research and other sponsored activities under grants and contracts funded by the sponsor or by sources other than State appropriations. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)) The Q-exactive HF MS system generates 35% of the core's revenue since it was installed in 2020, a critical portion of funding for UIC's research operations. Without the service contract, the instrument's downtime or failure could disrupt operations, leading to a loss of this revenue stream.
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Vernell Hammons
UIC Purchasing and Contract Management
809 S. Marshfield Ave.
3rd floor (MC 560)
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-3409
FAX: (312) 996-3135
UIC Purchasing and Contract Management
809 S. Marshfield Ave.
3rd floor (MC 560)
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone: (312) 996-3409
FAX: (312) 996-3135
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