Prescription Monitoring Program

The Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) issued Request for Proposal 515-26-0001 on April 20, 2026, to procure development and ongoing operation of a Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database system. The solicitation seeks a qualified vendor to design and manage a comprehensive platform capable of collecting, storing, and providing access to controlled substance prescription data from approximately 6,000 dispensers while supporting over 200,000 authorized users including prescribers, dispensers, healthcare regulatory agencies, and law enforcement. The system must process approximately 25 million monthly information requests, manage over 134 million existing records, and integrate with electronic health records (EHRs), health information exchange (HIE) systems, and pharmacy dispensing systems. Pricing must be submitted across seven cost categories including one-time platform development, data migration, integration services development, and wholesale distributor database development, as well as ongoing annual platform, integration, and wholesale distributor costs, with a maximum 7 percent price escalation permitted during optional renewal periods. Respondents must demonstrate extensive prior experience with similar-sized PMP projects supporting 200,000 users, 30 million dispensations annually, and five-year contract durations. Proposals are due May 20, 2026, at 4:00 PM Central Time through the Bonfire online portal, with questions due by April 24, 2026; demonstrations are scheduled for June 1-5, 2026, followed by an expected award date of July 1, 2026, and contract work commencing September 1, 2026. Evaluation will be conducted on a best-value basis with 80 percent of the score based on functionality across specified sections and 20 percent based on pricing, with demonstrations evaluated on a pass/fail basis.

The procurement includes a 3.5 percent Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) subcontracting goal, requiring prime contractors to demonstrate good faith efforts to utilize Texas-certified HUBs or provide written justification if self-performing the entire contract. Respondents must comply with multiple statutory certifications including boycotts of Israel, foreign business conflicts, cybersecurity training compliance, E-Verify system use, and restrictions related to foreign adversaries, along with standard certifications regarding antitrust compliance, child support obligations, debarment status, and drug-free workplace requirements. The contract is subject to mandatory insurance requirements including workers compensation, commercial general liability, and privacy and network security insurance with specified coverage limits. Awarded contractors must notify all selected subcontractors within ten working days of contract award and submit compliance reports verifying HUB Subcontracting Plan compliance and expenditures. The initial contract term is one year with four optional one-year renewals at TSBP's discretion, with the contract subject to termination without penalty upon 30 days' written notice or immediately for cause. No specific budget range or award value is listed in the solicitation materials.