Addendum No. 3
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- Pharmaceutical Supply Services (RE-BID)
- Solicitation number
- RFB23-0013
- Issued by
- Muscogee County, Columbus City, Georgia
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This is Addendum No. 3 to Request for Bid (RFB) No. 23-0013 issued by the City of Columbus, Georgia Finance Department Purchasing Division for Pharmaceutical Supply Services on an annual contract basis for the Columbus Fire & EMS Department. The addendum addresses five vendor inquiries received during the bidding process and provides clarifications on key contractual requirements. The City requires bidders to supply all items listed in the drug list and does not accept partial bids or substitutions with different sizes, strengths, or forms without explicit approval as outlined in the RFB requirements. Bidders must acknowledge receipt of this addendum using the provided Acknowledgement form, as failure to do so may result in the submittal being deemed non-responsive.
Regarding pricing terms, the addendum clarifies that vendors must adhere to the Escalation Clause specified on Page 12, Item IV of the RFB, which governs any price adjustments during the contract period. The City will not commit to purchasing estimated yearly usage quantities for pharmaceutical items, as initial orders may vary and subsequent orders will be based on actual usage to minimize medication wastage and expiration. The addendum confirms that no local or resident candidate participated in the previous bid (RFB 22-0011, which was cancelled), and the City does not provide information regarding other bidders. The City reserves the right to add additional related items during the contract term and will obtain quotes from the contracted vendor as needed.
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
PURCHASING DIVISION 100 TENTH STREET, P.O. BOX 1340
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31902-1340
706-225-4087, Fax 706-225-4086
BidLine 706-225-4536 www.columbusga.org
September 6, 2022
Addendum No. 3
Pharmaceutical Supply Services (RE-BID)
(Annual Contract) RFB No. 23-0013
Use the ADDENDA ACKNOWLEDGEMENT form provided in the solicitation to acknowledge receipt of this Addendum. Failure to do so may result in your submittal being deemed non-responsive and not receiving further consideration for award.
Vendors are informed that the above subject Bid is hereby modified, corrected, or supplemented as specified, described and set forth in this Addendum:
1. Question: “We cannot guarantee pricing for 2 years on pharmaceuticals, will you consider a bid that will allow for changes with 30 day notice? Pharmaceutical manufacturers will not provide documentation of price increases, will you accept a price increase without this documentation and refer to current industry pricing for a check? Many price increases on pharmaceuticals exceed the 5% noted in bid, will you accept the manufacturer increase whatever that is? Will you accept deviations/exceptions to the terms and conditions?”
Answer: Please refer to Page 12, Item IV Escalation Clause of this RFB for the requirements.
2. Question: “Is there a local/resident candidate that will bid on RFB No. 23-0013, Pharmaceutical
Supply Services (Re-Bid)? Did a local/resident candidate participate in the original
(previous) bid?”
Answer: The Columbus Fire & EMS Department does not know who is bidding on this current
RFB. Local/resident candidate did not participate in the original (previous) bid.
COLUMBUS CONSOLIDATED
GOVERNMENT
Georgia’s First Consolidated Government http://www.columbusga.org/
3. Question: “Will the City of Columbus, GA accept a partial bid if we are unable to supply all items listed?”
Answer: The Columbus Fire & EMS Department requires the bidder(s) to be able to supply all items listed in the RFB.
4. Question: “Will the City of Columbus, GA accept substitutes with different sizes, strength(s), and/or form(s) for the items listed on the drug list?”
Answer: Please refer to Page 11, Item II Requirements, Section C of this RFB that explains the requirement.
5. Question: “Will the City of Columbus, GA commit to purchasing the estimated yearly usage quantity for each item listed on the drug list?”
Answer: The Columbus Fire & EMS Department will not commit to purchasing the estimated yearly usage quantity because it is an estimate. Initial ordering may or may not be at the estimated yearly usage quantities and after that, ordering will be based on usage and to limit the wastage of medications that reach expiration.
Andrea J. McCorvey
Purchasing Division Manager
Other files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Addendum No. 1 | — | |
| Addendum No. 2 | — | |
| Pharmaceutical Supply Services | — | |
| Award Information | — |
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