NOTVAC02 - Pediatric and Adult Immunization Program

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services Department of Public Health is seeking vendors to provide pediatric and adult vaccines for their immunization program, which has been in place since 2004 under the federal Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program and is currently authorized by state legislation. The selected vendors will be responsible for directly supplying vaccines to the Commonwealth, which will enable access to the lowest available pricing and ensure direct access to vaccine supply. The vaccines will be distributed through the CDC's McKesson vaccine distribution contract at no additional cost to the Commonwealth. This state and local contract opportunity, identified as NOTVAC02 - Pediatric and Adult Immunization Program, has a due date of August 29, 2014.

The procurement is open to all qualified vendors, and there are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The incumbent vendors for this program include GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer, Inc., Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics, and Sanofi. The Commonwealth has not provided any information regarding the potential award value or budget range for this contract opportunity.