Emergency Purchase Statement Medical B46811.pdf

This is an Emergency Purchase Statement issued by the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for Wexford Health Sources, Inc., a healthcare services vendor. The document details an emergency procurement for medical, dental, vision, audiology, pharmaceutical, and mental health services for offenders across multiple state correctional centers, including facilities in Centralia, Danville, Decatur, Dixon, East Moline, Elgin, Graham, Hill, Illinois River, Jacksonville, Joliet, Kewanee, Lawrence, Lincoln, Logan, Menard, Murphysboro, Pontiac, Robinson, Shawnee, Sheridan, Stateville, Taylorville, Vandalia, Vienna, and Western Illinois. The expected contract period runs from March 1, 2025, to April 30, 2025, with an estimated expenditure of $45,000,000.00 using State Appropriated Funds.

The emergency procurement is justified by Wexford Health Sources, Inc. being the previous vendor providing healthcare services for the agency, ensuring continuous medical care for individuals in custody. The document indicates that the Illinois Department of Corrections has made efforts to maintain the 14% Business Enterprise Program (BEP) goal, involving several certified contractors including Boswell Pharmacy Services, Affinity Pharmacy Care, CarePath Integrated Health, 3 R Healthcare Products, and others. There is no existing State contract available for the required services, and the procurement was made with as much competition as practicable under the circumstances, with best efforts to include contractors certified under the Business Enterprise Program.