Sole Source Solicitation for medical countermeasures redistribution contractor

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is pursuing a sole source solicitation for medical countermeasures redistribution services, specifically targeting a contract with Coldchain Technology Services, LLC. The procurement involves securing comprehensive medical countermeasure management, including receiving, storing, maintaining, redistributing, recovering, and managing time and temperature sensitive medical materials such as vaccines and therapeutics. The contractor must provide a secure storage facility within Oregon with capabilities to process orders, pack and ship materials, track temperatures, coordinate relocations, and manage material destructions. Key objectives include preventing losses due to expiration and ensuring continuous access to critical medical supplies across the state. The solicitation was posted on October 10, 2024, with a proposal submission deadline of October 16, 2024. This sole source determination is based on extensive market research demonstrating that Coldchain Technology Services is the only vendor capable of meeting the complex operational requirements for medical countermeasures redistribution in Oregon.

The procurement appears to have no specific set-aside designations or restrictions on organizational respondents. The incumbent vendor is Coldchain Technology Services, LLC, which previously held contract #172124 that expired in May 2023. The contract value is established at $1,300,000, with no guarantee of future work volume. The contractor must maintain existing infrastructure capable of managing a broad inventory of medical countermeasures and demonstrate specialized technological capabilities for temperature tracking, order processing, and material management. OHA conducted comprehensive market research, contacting multiple vendors and determining that Coldchain Technology Services remains the only qualified provider operating within Oregon who can fully satisfy the contract's complex requirements. The sole source contract aims to reinstate and amend the prior agreement to compensate the vendor for continued critical medical countermeasures redistribution services.