University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exemption #1JNM1970E
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Monday April 15, 2019
Awarded to:
Vendor: Altos Photonics, Inc., Bozeman, MT
Amount: An estimated $275,000
Terms: One-time transaction
Amount: An estimated $275,000
Terms: One-time transaction
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Monday, April 15, 2019
The University awarded a contract for the purchase of a femtosecond laser system.
The purchase of a solid-state Yb-based femtosecond laser system.
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)) 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))
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The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.