University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exemption #1AMF2002E
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday June 6, 2019
Awarded to:
Vendor: USA Today/Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC, McLean, VA
Amount: An estimated $425,913.75
Amount: An estimated $425,913.75
Terms:
An estimated start date of 7/1/2019 through 6/30/2024
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Thursday, June 6, 2019
The University awarded a contract for subscriptions.
USA Today, Chicago Tribune, and The New York Times
This purchase is exempt from the usual selection processes of the Procurement Code because the procurement expenditure is for periodicals, books, subscriptions, database licenses, and other publications procured for use by a university library or academic department, except for expenditures related to procuring textbooks for student use or materials for resale or rental. (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(5)) The University offers a Newspaper Readership Program aimed at developing newspaper readership among students. The USA Today, New York Times, and Chicago Tribune are only available from USA Today/Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC.
For additional information, contact:
Aaron Finder
212 Illini Plaza
1817 S. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 300-5652
FAX: (217) 239-6877
212 Illini Plaza
1817 S. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 300-5652
FAX: (217) 239-6877
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.