University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exemption #1RMJ2643E
Announcement of an Exempt Purchase
Award Info Published Thursday November 6, 2025
Buckeye Fabricating CompanySpringboro, OH
- Amount: An estimated $141,500
- Terms: One-time transaction
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The University award process may be delayed as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Thursday, November 6, 2025
The University awarded a contract for High Enthalpy Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Upgrade.
The University needs a vendor to upgrade the tank to our exact specifications for the hypersonic facility. This is a completely custom experimental facility so there are no other existing equipment that is similar. We need the vendor to be able to design this with us and build to our exact specifications. This is Exempt per (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)).
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)) This is exempt per (30 ILCS 500 / 1-13(b)(8)).
For instructions on how to obtain a comprehensive purchase description, disclosure or contract forms, contact:
Ryan Johnson
212 Illini Plaza
1817 S. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-7922
FAX: (217) 239-6877
212 Illini Plaza
1817 S. Neil Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 244-7922
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.