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Award Info Published Thursday April 24, 2014 Awarded to: Vendor: JEOL USA Inc., Peabody, MA Amount: An estimated $87,400 Terms: One-time transaction The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process. The hearing has been cancelled Published Tuesday April 8, 2014 The hearing has been cancelled since no vendors registered to attend or submitted comments regarding this notice. First published Friday, March 14, 2014 The University awarded a contract for NMR probe- solid-sampling set to JEOL USA Inc., Peabody, MA, for an estimated $87,400. Purchase of a quad-resonance 0.75-mm Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) probe system (MAS Probe System) from JEOL to be used for a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant project. The collaborative research with JEOL using the MAS Probe System was recently funded by the US National Science Foundation in September 2013. The Probe System offers highest magic-angle-spinning (MAS) capability exceeding sample spinning speed of 100 kHz. Only the JEOL probe with it's spinning speed of 100kHz can be useful for the experiments of the NSF research. The JEOL's MAS probe has capability that is essential to achieve the sensitivity and resolution enhancements that are proposed in the NSF-funded research. The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the items are needed for trial use or testing. For additional information, contact: John Meehan University of Ilinois at Chicago Purchasing Division (M/C 560) 809 South Marshfield Avenue Chicago, IL 60612-7203 Phone: (312) 413-5961 FAX: (312) 996-2055 Purchasing Website State Purchasing Officer - Shirley Webb We will hold a public hearing at the date, time and location specified below, if we receive a request to testify regarding the sole source determination. We will also hold a hearing if any vendor submits a signed statement showing the capability to provide the stated supplies/services at or below the amount indicated. The public hearing allows any interested party the opportunity to testify for or against the sole source determination as described in this notice. The purpose of the hearing is to receive information from the public in a reasonable manner. Formal rules of evidence will not apply. The hearing officer will produce minutes of the hearing and may record it in order to aid in the production of the minutes. After conclusion of the hearing we will decide whether the sole source determination was appropriate. We must receive any request to testify and any vendor statement no later than the registration date and time indicated below. If we do not receive a timely request or statement, we will not hold the hearing. We reserve the right to cancel the procurement prior to any scheduled hearing. Please confirm the status of the hearing with the Hearing Contact. Hearing Details Date: April 2, 2014 Time: 2:00 PM Location: Stratton Building Room 511 401 S. Spring Street Springfield, IL If you cannot attend the meeting in-person at the primary location, you may attend via audio or video conference, as available, at one of the optional locations. Alternate Location(s): James R. Thompson Center Room 9-035 100 West Randolph Chicago, IL Hearing Contact: Keely Burton Phone:(217) 558-5143 Fax:(217) 558-5407 E-mail:[email protected] Date, time, and location are subject to change and/or cancellation. It is the responsibility of potential participants to confirm these details prior to attendance. Registration Registration Deadline: March 26, 2014 Register with: Keely Burton Phone:(217) 558-5143 Fax:(217) 558-5407 E-mail:[email protected]

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