RFR194129~1.doc

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Department of public health Lemuel Shattuck Hospital

Address: 170 Morton Street Contact Name: Lauren Cosby Telephone #: 617-971-3093 Fax #: 617-971-3851 Email: Lauren.Cosby@massmail.state.ma.us

Request for Response (RFR) Document Title: Blood Products and Services ASK "RFR Number/Document Number" \* MERGEFORMAT COMMBUYS BID Number: BD-19-1031-LSH00-LSH01-35926 ASK "RFR Number/Document Number" \* MERGEFORMAT DPH RFR Document Number: RFR194129 February 22, 2019

UNSPSC: 422223* Object Code: F06 Activity Code: 4807

1.1 Procurement Scope and Description: The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital/Massachusetts Department of Public Health is seeking proposals for a single qualified vendor to enter into a multi-year rate agreement to provide a full range of patient Blood Products and Services as needed 24/7, 365 days per year.

1.1.1 Background Information: Massachusetts public procurement law requires a public solicitation and vendor response in order to create a contract for Blood Products and Services. This RFR complies with that requirement.

1.2 Applicable Procurement Law

Executive Branch Goods and Services

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Legal Services

MGL c. 30, § 51, § 52 and § 65; c. 7, § 22; and 801 CMR 21.01(2) (b)

1.3 Whether Single or Multiple Contractors Are Required For Contract(s):

Check One (“X”):

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Single Contractor

Multiple Contractors

1.4 Calendar Rule Type:

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1.5 Acquisition Method:

Fee-For-Service

Outright Purchase

Rental

Term Lease

Tax Exempt Lease-Purchase

License

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Other: Rate Agreement – Additional equipment, accessories, supplies, and/or future upgrades that are not specifically covered in this RFR but are specifically related to the use and operability of the system(s) and equipment covered under this RFR may be purchased under this procurement

1.6 Use of a Procurement by a Single or Multiple Departments:

Limited User Contract – Restricted to Use by Issuing Entity Only.

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Limited User Contract – Restricted to Use by Defined Entities Only. Any Contract(s) resulting from this Bid will be open for use by the issuing Purchasing Department and the following other entities:

· Identify additional Eligible Entities by name or type.

The Purchasing Department reserves the right to add or remove additional authorized users during the contract term.

1.7 Expected Duration of Contract:

Anticipated Initial Duration up to: _6_ years

Anticipated Renewal Options: __2__ options to renew for __2__years each option Final End Date of this Contract: _____06/30/2029________

1.8 Anticipated Expenditures, Funding or Compensation for Expected Duration Estimated Value of Procurement (Including Anticipated Renewal Options):

Amount $ 1,100,000.00 Check One (“X”):

Contract will have a Maximum Obligation

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Rate Contract: Contract will NOT have a Maximum Obligation Amount

Subject to Quotes by Pre-Qualified List of Contractors

Will Federal Funds be used to fund any part of Contract(s)?

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No

Funds Balance Forward Requirement for Capital, Trust and Federal Accounts Only: Any funds designated in the budget that are unspent in any fiscal year will not be available for expenditure in the subsequent fiscal year.

2.0 Specifications:

The Lemuel Shattuck Hospital/Massachusetts Department of Public Health is seeking proposals for a single qualified vendor to provide Blood Products and Services. The Department wishes to enter into a rate agreement contract to provide the following items and services to be purchased on a standing order or on an as needed basis.

a. Red Blood Cells, all possible attributes, including but not limited to, leukodepletion, irradiated, antigen negative, washed rbcs, etc.

b. Random Donor Platelets, pre-pooled

c. Pheresis Platelets

d. FFP in any of its possible forms

e. Cryoprecipitate

f. Recombiant Factor VIII

g. Other factors and immune globulins

h. Other Human source products related to transfusion and transplantation i.e. stems cells, bone marrow, bone, connective tissue, skin, heart valves, and other human products, if offered

i. Recombinant or manufactured products related to transfusion and transplantation

j. Collection for, and distribution to this institution of ,autologous and donor directed blood or blood products

k. 24 hour emergency delivery of products

l. Reference laboratory services

m. HLA typing and matching services

n. Such services as may be offered such as therapeutic apheresis and intraoperative blood salvage

The vendor must promptly notify Lemuel Shattuck hospital Blood Bank of any recalls, market withdrawals or look back notifications and work with LSH to implement a program to minimize waste of blood components.

Bidders must submit a standard price catalog of products and services with applicable discounts (or price catalog with discounts included) along with signed responses. Delivery and pick-up of all blood products and services included in pricing unless stated otherwise.

For environmental purchasing requirements, please see the “Required Procurement Language for Executive Order 515, Establishing an Environmental Purchasing Policy” section of the RFR Standard Required Information document posted at the COMMBUYS Bid Solicitation; File attachment section.

3.0 Performance Requirements and Contract Monitoring

The Department of Public Health is endeavoring to deliver the best value to facilitate our needs. However, it is important to measure the contractor’s performance to ensure the contract is in compliance with what has been requested and what the contractor has offered in this RFR. The following performance areas will be subject to measurement:

1. Timely Delivery (Commodities, Services, Reports, Billing, etc.)

2. Responsiveness to Departmental Inquiries

3. Quality of Deliverables (Commodities, Services, Reports, etc.)

4. Performance Targets/Benchmarks (Quantities, Outcomes, etc.)

5. Attendance at scheduled meetings

The PMT shall negotiate with contractors any requirements not set forth in the RFR

4.0 Contract Invoicing:

Per ordered delivery.

Payment through Electronic Funds Transfer is required for any contract awarded through this solicitation. COMMBUYS Bid Solicitation for this form.

5.0 Evaluation Criteria

The following components will be some of the criteria considered by the Evaluation Team when evaluating each quote.

References will be contacted to determine bidder’s service and product quality as well as delivery time and responsiveness.

Price catalog Supplier Diversity Program (SDP): The Supplier Diversity Program (formerly known as Affirmative Market Program) was established in September, 2010 via Executive Order 524 to promote equality in the state contracting market by ensuring full participation of minority and women owned business enterprises (M/WBEs) in all areas of state contracting including construction, design, goods and services. The Executive Order consolidates the State Office of Minority and Women Assistance (SOMWBA) and Affirmative Market Program (AMP) into a new Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) that is part of the Operational Services Division. Similarly, Executive Order 546 established the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise (SDVOBE) Program to encourage the participation of businesses owned and controlled by service-disabled veterans in all areas of state procurement and contracting, thereby including them in the SDP. The essence of both Executive Orders is to provide policies to promote the award of state contracts in a manner that develops and strengthens certified Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBEs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprises (SDVOBEs), because a diverse business community strengthens the economy and is beneficial to all of the citizens of the state.

Additional information about SDP can be found in the Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) Plan section of the “Additional Requirements” document found on the COMMBUYS Bid Solicitation. The Supplier Diversity Program (SDP) Plan Commitment & Declaration of SDP Partner(s) form can be found at the COMMBUYS Bid Solicitation.

The SDP plan counts for 10% of the total proposal review score. Unless there are documented extenuating circumstances, no contract will be executed with a provider unless a percentage commitment of the contract amount has been made with at least one SDP-certified business.

Prompt Payment Discounts (PPD) All bidders responding to this procurement are strongly encouraged to participate in the Commonwealth Prompt Payment Discount (PPD) initiative for receiving early and/or on-time payments. PPD benefits both contractors and the Commonwealth. Contractors benefit by increased, usable cash flow as a result of fast and efficient payments for commodities or services rendered. Participation in the Electronic Funds Transfer initiative further maximizes the benefits with payments directed to designated accounts, thus eliminating the impact of check clearance policies and traditional mail lead time or delays. The Commonwealth benefits because contractors reduce the cost of products and services through the applied discount. Payments that are processed electronically can be tracked and verified through the Comptroller’s Vendor Web system. The PPD form can be found on the OSD Forms page and in this solicitation at the COMMBUYS Bid Solicitation.

6.0 Estimated Procurement Calendar

Deadline for Questions and Answers

All Questions must be received in writing. Questions can be sent by email no later than the date and time indicated in the Procurement Calendar. The issuing department reserves the right not to respond to questions submitted after this date. All Questions with answers will be posted on the COMMBUYS Attachment section for this procurement.

4/10/2019 at 3:00 PM

The BID opening date

(Deadline for Submission of Response)

All responses to be submitted electronically using the online submission tools available to active COMMBUYS account holders.

4/25/2019 at 12:00 noon

Deadline for Forms that require Ink Signatures.

(See section 7.2 Submission Instructions below for further guidance.)

5/02/2019

7.0 Requirements/Instructions for Submission of Responses

7.1 Submission Requirements

You must submit a response through COMMBUYS by the deadline indicated (see 7.2)

On addition, send one (1) signed original of each required contract document and price catalog to:

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital

Contracts Department

170 Morton Street

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130-3735

7.2 Submission Instructions

All responses to be submitted electronically using the online submission tools available to Vendors registered in COMMBUYS. There is no charge to register in COMMBUYS. To Register go to www.COMMBUYS.com and click on the “Register” link on the front page.

All Quotes must be received by the Department of Public Health before the specified date, month, year and time of the Bid Opening Date displayed on COMMBUYS. Times displayed in COMMBUYS are Eastern Standard/Daylight Savings (US).

All Bidders are advised to allow adequate time for submission by considering potential online submission impediments like Internet traffic, Internet connection speed, file size, and file volume. DPH is not responsible for delays encountered by Bidders or their agents, or for a Bidder’s local hardware failures, such as computers or related networks, associated with bid compilation or submission. Bids submitted via COMMBUYS are time stamped by the COMMBUYS system clock which is considered the official time of record. DPH recommends that Quotes be submitted early. Changes to your quotes can be made by withdrawing using the “Withdraw Quote” button offered under the Summary tab of a submitted quote. Quotes may be withdrawn up until the Bid Opening Date.

COMMBUYS Item Screen Vendors submitting quotes with “No Bid” checked in the item screen will not be eligible to enter into a contract with DPH. “No Charge” must be checked or a dollar amount entered in the Unit Cost Field. The “No Charge” selection will not be construed by the Purchaser to mean an offer to provide services or products at no charge.

Electronic Signatures

Quotes submitted via COMMBUYS must be signed electronically by the Bidder or the Bidder’s Agent by accepting the terms and conditions of the bid on the “Terms & Conditions” tab in COMMBUYS. Bidders do this by selecting “Save & Continue” on the “Terms and Conditions” tab after accepting the terms and conditions of the bid. By agreeing to this the submitter attests that s/he is an agent of the Bidder with authority to sign on the Bidder’s behalf, and that s/he has read and assented to each document’s terms.

Ink Signatures

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts requires Contractors to submit original ink-signature versions of the following forms:

· Commonwealth Terms and Conditions (If not already on file with the Comptroller)

· Request for Taxpayer Identification and Verification (Mass. Substitute W9 Form) (If not already on file with the Comptroller)

· Electronic Funds Transfer Sign Up Form (If not already on file with the Comptroller)

Bidders who agreed to the terms and conditions of these forms electronically via COMMBUYS online Quote submission tool must still submit the above forms with ink signatures within seven (7) calendar days of the Open date for this BID (See Procurement Calendar above). Successful bidders may have a delay in the execution of their contracts if the above forms are not received by DPH in timely manner.

File Format and Naming Conventions

Scanned documents will be accepted and must be scanned in such a way that they can be read on a computer monitor and printed on 81/2” x 11” paper, unless otherwise specified. Attachments must be uploaded individually and cannot be combined in a zipped file.

DPH is requiring that all response attachments that are uploaded in COMMBUYS include the company name of the Bidder, the RFR number and the name of the document. (e.g. Company Name _ RFR Number _Doc Name).

Public Records All information, documents, and attachments submitted as a response to this RFQ are considered a public document subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L., c. 66, s. 10, and to c. 4, s. 7, ss. 26. Please be aware that checking the “confidential” box in COMMBUYS does not bar these documents from being released as a public record pursuant to these statutes once the procurement is awarded, unless statutorily exempt from disclosure.

Amendments to BID

DPH reserves the right to make amendments to the Bid after the initial publication. It is each Bidder’s responsibility to check COMMBUYS for any amendments, addenda or modifications to this Bid. DPH and the Commonwealth accept no responsibility and will provide no accommodation to Bidders who submit a quote based on an out-of-date Bid or on information received from a source other than COMMBUYS.

8.0 RFR Attachments:

The forms listed in the COMMBUYS with this RFR must be submitted with your response where indicated.

To assist bidders in identify the purpose of the attachments for this procurement; the forms posted on the COMMBUYS attachment section have a prefix according to the following chart:

complete and sign in blue ink as instructed in section 7.2 of this RFR.

9.0 COMMBUYS Support

The following resources are provided to assist Bidders in submitting Quotes:

· A link to a job aid on How to Submit a Quote on COMMBUYS

· Webcast video on How to Find Bids (Solicitations) and Submit Quotes (Responses) through COMMBUYS.

Website: Go to www.mass.gov/osd/commbuys and select the COMMBUYS Resource Center link offered under Key Resources.

Email: Send inquiries to the COMMBUYS Helpdesk at COMMBUYS@state.ma.us

Telephone: Call the COMMBUYS Help Desk at 1-888-MA-STATE (1-888-627-8283). The Help Desk is staffed from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday Eastern Standard or Daylight time, as applicable, except on federal and state holidays.

Technical assistance is available during the procurement process. Every effort is made to respond to inquiries within one business day.

Bidders are advised that COMMBUYS will be unavailable during regularly scheduled maintenance hours of which all users will be notified.

It is the responsibility of the prospective Bidder and awarded Contractor to maintain an active registration in COMMBUYS and to keep current the email address of the Bidder’s contact person and prospective contract manager, if awarded a contract, and to monitor that email inbox for communications from the Purchasing Department, including requests for clarification. The Purchasing Department and the Commonwealth assume no responsibility if a prospective Bidder’s/awarded Contractor’s designated email address is not current, or if technical problems, including those with the prospective Bidder’s/awarded Contractor’s computer, network or internet service provider (ISP) cause email communications sent to/from the prospective Bidder/Awarded contractor and the Purchasing Department to be lost or rejected by any means including email or spam filtering. To register go to � HYPERLINK "http://www.COMMBUYS.com" �www.COMMBUYS.com�.

This BID requires the submission of electronic quotes. All Bidders are advised to allow adequate time for submission of their quotes by considering potential online impediments like Internet traffic, Internet connection speed, file size, and file volume. DPH is not responsible for delays encountered by Bidders or their agents, or for a Bidder’s local hardware failures, such as computers or related networks, associated with bid compilation or submission. Bids submitted via COMMBUYS are time stamped by the COMMBUYS system clock which is considered the official time of record.

Standard Template 3-30-2017