Announcement of an Exempt Purchase

Vendor will provide a Liberty Blue automated microwave peptide synthesizer designed for Fmoc solid phase peptide synthesis and a Razor Rapid Peptide Cleavage System that is designed for efficient peptide cleavage, capable of cleaving up to 12 peptides simultaneously in 30 minutes or less.

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 negotiated cost savings could be lost, increasing the overall financial impact to the university under the grant.