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This document is a rebate report for the Massachusetts WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Program detailing infant formula rebates processed by Abbott Laboratories Inc. for August 2025. The report, generated on September 8, 2025, encompasses ten formula product lines across three delivery formats—powdered, concentrate, and ready-to-feed—with rebate effective dates ranging from October 2021 to November 2023. The data reflects redemption activity for the month, showing total units redeemed, rebate rates per unit (ranging from 3.32 to 23.46 percent), and corresponding rebate amounts. The document supports the broader NEATO/WIC Retail Infant Formula Rebate Agreement, which involves seven jurisdictions (Cherokee Nation, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont) seeking competitive bids from infant formula manufacturers. The procurement requires bidders to supply all six product categories to meet approximately 48,503 monthly infant caseload requirements across authorized WIC vendors, with sealed bids due March 11, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET, public bid opening at 10:30 AM ET, and contract award estimated for March 19, 2026, with an October 1, 2026 effective start date. The contract term extends for 36 months from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2029, with a non-negotiable renewal option for one additional two-year period.

The August 2025 rebate report demonstrates substantial rebate activity, with Abbott Laboratories generating a total of $2,400,394.93 in rebates for Massachusetts alone, reflecting the financial scope of the WIC infant formula program. Abbott Nutrition is the current incumbent vendor, as evidenced by extensive monthly rebate invoices from all seven participating jurisdictions covering June through August 2025, with individual jurisdiction monthly rebates ranging from approximately $127,000 to $2.4 million. Bidders must submit pricing data to three decimal places for the lowest national wholesale full truckload price per unit, rebate bid per unit, and net price per unit for each formula type, along with certified Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act registration and a Redundancy Risk Management Plan. The successful contractor must guarantee supply of 100 percent of NEATO's caseload requirements, maintain adequate distribution across all authorized vendors, provide substitute formulas during supply disruptions or recalls with 24-hour notice, and remit monthly rebate payments within 30 days of invoice receipt. The procurement is funded through federal USDA Food and Nutrition Service funding supplemented by Massachusetts state funding, with mandatory compliance with federal regulations (7 CFR 246.10(e)(9) and 246.16a(c)) and no specific set-aside designations identified in the procurement documents.