MMCAP 2023 Addendum 1 for Pharmaceuticals and Over the Counter Products.pdf

MMCAP Infuse Request for Proposals (RFP) Addendum

Addendum #1

Addendum No.: 1 Date of Addendum: February 3, 2023

Due Date, Time:

MMCAP Infuse RFP

March 15, 2023 at 2:00 pm Central Time

Revised Date Time: N/A

Department of Administration/MMCAP

Coordinator Nalee Xiong Agency:

OSP Web Reference No.: 32415

Infuse

Title: Pharmaceuticals and Over the Counter Products

Scope of Addendum

The following are answers to questions submitted to MMCAP Infuse:

1. Question: Is this solicitation for my branded products and my generic products?

Answer: This solicitation is for:

• Any non-incumbent generic, OTC, or brand manufacturer who meets the requirements of the RFP and wishes to respond.

• All incumbent generic vendors that have language (referencing the Annual Bid Cycle in Article 1) in their existing agreement that requires an annual refresh multisource/generic products and pricing. Incumbent generic manufacturers who do NOT bid will not maintain their product award status from the previous year. Incumbent generic manufacturers who do not bid will NOT maintain their product award status from the previous year.

• If your company has both branded and generic products, please refer to your existing agreement. If you are still unsure, reach out to MMCAP_Infuse.RFP@state.mn.us.

2. Question: The links to the Office of State Procurement (OSP) website and ePro/BuySpeed are broken in the RFP document and submission instructions, what links should I use?

Answer:

• The correct link to ePro is https://mmcap.buyspeed.com/bso/

• The website that was previously communicated with vendors and members was changed during an Office of State Procurement website technology upgrade.

o The RFP document is no longer available for download on the Office of State Procurement website. However, the solicitation notification posting is still available on the new OSP website https://osp.admin.mn.gov/GS-auto, Reference Number: 32415. You may reach out to MMCAP Infuse (MMCAP_Infuse.RFP@state.mn.us) to obtain a copy of the RFP documents.

mailto:MMCAP_Infuse.RFP@state.mn.us https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmmcap.buyspeed.com%2Fbso%2F&data=05%7C01%7CNalee.Xiong%40state.mn.us%7Ca30bb6ece9ec42fedd1108db031901e3%7Ceb14b04624c445198f26b89c2159828c%7C0%7C0%7C638107178162212327%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uXEX91CTvEcWkJ8UgclSyALdcHMFUFU47nNb%2B%2B4S1BA%3D&reserved=0 https://osp.admin.mn.gov/GS-auto mailto:MMCAP_Infuse.RFP@state.mn.us

3. Question: When will the awards resulting in this solicitation be communicated to responders?

Answer: Awards will be communicated on or before May 15th, 2023.

The following information is an update:

• For consistency in understanding, all references to the time of deadlines shall be Central Time (CT) to avoid confusion of Daylight Savings.

• MMCAP Infuse is aware of the widespread login issues that are occurring in ePro. Vendors are encouraged to use the following steps to add two email addresses to your Safe Senders list (using Outlook):

Click on “Junk”

Click on “junk email options”

Click the safe senders button, and then add mmcap_infuse.buyspeedcom@state.mn.us and mmcap_infuse.epro@state.mn.us.

After this is complete, go back to ePro and follow the prompts to log in. Check your junk/spam folders and if you haven’t seen anything for a couple hours, please contact your IT department to verify if there is a system level block on the emails. If you have tried all of these options and are still not receiving the password reset emails, please email us at MMCAP_Infuse.RFP@state.mn.us.