Award Info Published Tuesday September 7, 2021Wide Orbit Inc. Coppell, TXAmount: An estimated $160,000Terms: An estimated start date of 9/9/2021 through 6/30/2026Renewals: 1 five-yearPotential Future Renewals: $100,000SummaryVendors1total0BEP vendors0VBP vendors0Small businessesThe University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process. First published Tuesday, September 7, 2021 The University awarded a contract for traffic and broadcast programming system. University of Illinois Springfield on behalf of NPR Illinois will acquire an automation and traffic system to manage broadcast programming at the radio station. Wide Orbit's system provides both platforms with seamless integration. 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)) broadcast programming 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 Purchasing