ITS-2025-133-YR - MFMP Sole Source Document.pdf
PDF 107 KB Posted
- Attached to
- Automated Medication Dispensing System
- Solicitation number
- SS-11240
- Issued by
- Broward County, Graceville City, Florida
About this file
This is a Sole Source Intent to Award notice from Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for the purchase of automated medication dispensing systems. The College seeks to procure five BD Pyxis™ MedStation™ ES medication dispensing systems from Medical Shipment LLC for its Health Sciences Nursing Program. The systems utilize smart CUBIE technology with half-height and full-height pockets for flexible medication storage and are designed to integrate with Healthcare Information Technology systems. Responses from companies that believe they can meet the requirements are due by 2:30 p.m. ET on January 14, 2025, via email to yruiz@broward.edu.
The estimated value of the award is $174,000.00, excluding applicable taxes. Medical Shipment LLC is identified as the sole source reseller, as CareFusion Solutions LLC (a BD subsidiary) has partnered exclusively with Medical Shipment LLC to offer BD Pyxis™ solutions for nursing schools. The justification for sole source procurement notes that Medical Shipment LLC is the only authorized seller of this product, with no other distributors or third-party vendors permitted to sell the Pyxis™ MedStation™ ES. The systems will be used to train nursing students who perform clinical rotations at facilities such as Broward Health, Memorial Health, and HCA.
View the file
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
PROCUREMENT SERVICES
Cypress Creek Administrative Center
6400 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Phone 954-201-7455/Fax 954-201-7330
December 19, 2024
TO: All Interested Parties
FROM: Yolaina Ruiz, Procurement Officer
SUBJECT: Intent to Award pursuant to Sole Source Exemption for ITS-2025-133-YR – Automated
Medication Dispensing System
This notice is released pursuant to Broward College Policy 6Hx2-6.34 and Procedure A6Hx2-6.34, Procurement Requirements. The purpose of this notice is to notify interested parties that pursuant to Florida Department of Education, State Board of Education, Rule 6A-14.0734(2)(e), Procurement Requirements, Broward College intends to make a non-competitive award for the goods or services, as stated below.
GOODS OR SERVICES REQUIRED
The College’s Health Sciences Nursing Program requests the purchase of five (5) Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD) Pyxis™ MedStation™ ES medication dispensing systems, along with the necessary system products by MEDICAL SHIPMENT LLC, that has been utilized widely in many major schools, hospitals, clinics, and institutions in the United States of America. The system is specifically designed to provide a stable, efficient, and student-friendly learning environment.
The BD Pyxis™ MedStation™ ES by BD, is an automated medication dispensing system designed to help clinicians safely and efficiently dispense the right medications to the right patients at the right time.
The system utilizes smart CUBIE technology for enhanced medication safety and efficiency, incorporating both half-height and full-height smart CUBIE pockets to provide flexible and configurable storage for a variety of medications. These design features help address the growing needs for more comprehensive and user-friendly medication management solutions in healthcare.
As part of the CareFusion Pyxis ES platform, the Pyxis MedStation ES offers enterprise-wide integration with Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) systems, providing scalability and reducing IT footprints.
It is compatible with existing IT investments, ensuring smooth integration with Pharmacy Information Systems (PIS) and Active Directory, while offering cost-saving and standardization benefits across health systems.
This system enhances the learning experience for nursing students by providing proper training in medication handling and administration techniques, particularly at hospitals such as Broward Health, Memorial Health, and HCA, where a significant portion of clinical rotation take place. The proprietary technology and specialized services of Pyxis’s are essential for the optimal functioning of the College’s nursing program.
Moreover, integrating Pyxis into the nursing skill labs and curriculum plan is crucial in preparing students to use medication dispenses systems effectively during their clinical hours at these large healthcare institutions.
ITS-2025-133-YR – AUTOMATED MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM
Supplier to be awarded: MEDICAL SHIPMENT LLC.
Reason for Sole Source: The College understands that CAREFUSION SOLUTIONS LLC, a BD subsidiary, is the manufacturer and MEDICAL SHIPMENT LLC is the sole source reseller of sales and service for the BD Pyxis™ MedStation™ ES in the United States of America. BD has partnered with MEDICAL SHIPMENT LLC to offer a standard BD Pyxis™ solution for nursing schools, limited in scope for training purposes. MEDICAL SHIPMENT LLC is the only authorized seller of this product, and there are no distributors or third-party vendors authorized to sell the Pyxis™ MedStation™ ES.
Estimated value of award: Approximately $174,000.00 (excluding taxes, if applicable).
THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE OFFERS. However, any company that believes it can meet the requirements stated herein may give written notification to the Procurement Officer stated above within fifteen (15) business days from the date of this notice. Supporting evidence must be provided in sufficient detail to demonstrate the ability to comply with the requirement(s) listed.
Responses are due on or before 2:30 p.m. ET, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, via email at yruiz@broward.edu with subject line to read RESPONSE–ITS-2025-133-YR. A determination by the College not to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the College.
(REMAINDER OF THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK)
mailto:yruiz@broward.edu
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .