Rx Performance Importation Program

The City of Edinburg, Texas (Hidalgo County) is soliciting proposals through Request for Proposal #2026-013 for prescription pharmaceuticals mail order services through a voluntary personal importation program serving approximately 1,300 full-time employees and 100 eligible retirees. The vendor must provide FDA-compliant medications sourced from international participating pharmacies in Tier-One countries, including specific high-cost drugs such as Ozempic, Jardiance, Enbrel, Humira, Dupixent, Farxiga, Synjardy, Rybelsus, Xigudo, Vraylar, Veltassa, and Rexulti on a 30-day supply basis. Key deliverables include collaboration with the City's third-party pharmacy benefits manager, monthly electronic member files, weekly member outreach letters detailing cost savings, monthly detailed invoices, claims data integration, and formulary development support. The vendor must ensure pharmaceutical pricing reflects only currency fluctuations and manufacturer-distributor price changes with no arbitrary markups, maintain FDA-compliant quality assurance standards including Good Manufacturing Process sourcing and USP purity testing, provide HIPAA-compliant pharmacy networks with multilingual call center support during U.S. business hours, and conduct Drug Utilization Reviews at multiple points before dispensing. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: pricing at 40 points, proposal questionnaire responses at 20 points, vendor qualifications and experience at 20 points, references from three governmental agencies at 10 points, and scope of work capability at 10 points. The question submission deadline is April 2, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., and proposals must be submitted electronically through the OpenGov procurement portal by April 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., with public opening at City Hall on the same date and time.

There are no specific set-aside designations mentioned for disadvantaged enterprises or restricted categories of organizations in this solicitation. The RFP does require all respondents to comply with Texas statutory requirements including verification regarding HB 89 (Israel boycott verification), SB 13 (energy company boycott verification), and SB 19 (firearm entity discrimination verification), as well as equal employment opportunity provisions. The vendor must maintain comprehensive insurance coverage for contracts exceeding $15,000, including workers' compensation at statutory levels, general liability with minimum limits of $250,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence, automobile liability, and professional liability of $1,000,000 per claim, with the City named as an additional insured. The initial contract term is twelve months with the City holding the option to renew for up to three additional one-year terms, and the City may terminate with 30 days' written notice and does not guarantee minimum work volume. No specific dollar award value or budget range is disclosed in the procurement documents, though pricing represents the largest evaluation component at 40 percent of the total score. The contract award is subject to City Council approval following negotiations with the selected proposer, and the City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and award to the most qualified respondent.