University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of an Emergency Award/Quick Purchase
Vendor: McKesson Corporation
Final Amount: $76,384,424
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Lee Saulter.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Vendor: McKesson Corporation
Change Order Amount: $60,000,000
The Emergency Extension term under consideration from 12/3/15 through 7/31/16 is estimated as $ 60,000,000.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Gary Reis.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Vendor: McKesson Corporation
Change Order Amount: $0
Emergency Extension Hearing for the continual purchase of pharmaceuticals is scheduled for November 12, 2015 at 9am. The hearing location is 401 South Spring Street, 511 Stratton Building, Springfield, IL.
The Extension request is for the term beginning on December 3, 2015 and will expire on July 31,2016.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Gary Reis.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: McKesson Corporation, San Francisco, CA
Amount: An estimated $36,000,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 9/4/2015 through 12/2/2015
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
First published Friday, September 4, 2015
The University awarded a contract for purchase pharmaceuticals from McKesson.
This emergency/quick purchase was required due to a situation in which immediate action was needed to prevent any disruption in University services.
An emergency purchase is necessary to provide pharmaceuticals for the University operated clinics located on the UIC campus. These pharmacies as a whole provide an estimated 20,000 prescriptions monthly to the community. These drug supplies have been purchased through McKesson for the past ten years. The economically feasible sole source hearing results to purchase these pharmaceuticals, reference 522JCM is pending.
All University pharmacies have existing accounts, credit history and software in place to order pharmaceuticals through McKesson. The pharmacy staff is trained on the McKesson inventory/ordering systems. The dispensing drug software compiles data on a virtual inventory basis per drug product and thereby facilitates inventory control. In addition, McKesson awards prompt payment, once-daily delivery and volume discounts to the University of Illinois based upon the aggregated cost of goods purchased by the hospital and the ambulatory care pharmacies. Purchasing drugs through a single vendor provides a significant economic advantage to the University of Illinois.
Any cessation of the pharmaceuticals would impact the ability to provide patient care.
For additional information, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Gary Reis
This transaction is subject to the State Board of Elections registration and certification requirements of Public Act 095-0971.
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
