BB Solicitation Notice MMCAP Pharmacy Supplies and Automation.docx

The State of Minnesota, in operation of the MMCAP Infuse cooperative purchasing organization and in cooperation with various other states, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of Pharmacy Supplies and Automation. The Chief Procurement Officer for General Services (CPO-GS) has authorized that the State of Illinois and/or its governmental units may participate in the resulting contract(s) on a non-mandatory basis. This opportunity is being published in the Illinois Procurement Bulletin to only give notice to interested vendors; you must obtain the solicitation from the State of Minnesota’s publication in the Minnesota Supplier Portal. Please see the link below.

The purpose of this RFP Is to establish Master Agreements with qualified Offerors to provide services related to Pharmacy Supplies and Automation for all Participating Entities. The objective of this RFP is to obtain best value and achieve more favorable pricing that is obtainable by an individual state or local government entity because of the collective volume of potential purchases by numerous state and local government entities. The Master Agreement(s) resulting from this procurement shall be extended to state governments (including departments, agencies, institutions), institutions of higher education, political subdivisions (i.e., colleges, school districts, counties, cities, etc., the District of Columbia, territories of the United States, and other eligible entities subject to approval of the individual state procurement director and compliance with local statutory and regulatory provisions. The initial term of the Master Agreement shall be two (2) years with three, one (1) renewal provisions; however, contract vendors must submit an annual certification that they are still compliant with the mandatory minimum requirements and technical specifications of the RFP.

The resulting Master Agreement contract(s) will provide Participating Entities with access to Pharmacy Supplies and Automation.

Please do not contact the State of Illinois with questions about this solicitation.

Any interested party may find the solicitation by visiting:

http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us/process/admin/postings.asp The solicitation is currently scheduled to close on Friday, May 24, 2019.

For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact:

Email: MMCAP_Infuse.RFP@state.mn.us