University of Illinois Springfield
Exemption #JM2526
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Friday September 12, 2025
National Public Radio Inc.Washington, DC
- Amount: $156,951
- Terms: An estimated start date of 10/1/2025 through 9/30/2026
- 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 12, 2025
The University awarded a contract for programming and broadcast rights.
National Public Radio Inc. will provide programming and broadcast rights for shows to be aired on WUIS, UIS radio station for the term of October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for programming and broadcast license rights for university-operated radio and television stations(30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(7)) programming and broadcast rights
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Jill Menezes
BSB 106
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 206-6651
FAX: (217) 206-6607
BSB 106
One University Plaza
Springfield, IL 62703
Phone: (217) 206-6651
FAX: (217) 206-6607
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