Pharmaceutical Services

The vendor is required to provide pharmaceutical and medical supplies, and delivery within county as needed.
- Requirements
•    County, and shall permit county staff and patients to drop off and pick up pharmaceuticals as needed.
•    Provide pharmacy services, at minimum, during regular county business hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
•    Provide pharmaceuticals, including, but not limited to, suspensions of isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, levofloxacin, vitamin b6, and azithromycin; and tablets and capsules of moxifloxacin, linezolid, levetiracetam, azithromycin and ciprofloxacin.
•    Provide medical supplies, including, but not limited to glucometers, lancets, and test strips.
•    Pharmaceuticals shall be the lessor of the manufacturer’s average wholesale price (AWP), or a standard mark-up of 20% the manufacturer's wholesale acquisition cost (WAC), or 20% the manufacturer's direct price as published in the red book by first data bank.
•    The capability to deliver pharmaceuticals and medical supplies within the same day prescribed to the requesting clinic. 
•    Packaging fee shall be no higher than the fee allowed by Medi-Cal.
•    The authorized recipient sign for the prescribed pharmaceuticals and retain copies of such signature for confirmation of delivery.
•    County physicians may send electronically, hand deliver, phone or fax prescriptions to contractor.
•    Physician license and DEA number to ensure that telephoned prescriptions are made by authorized physicians.
•    Perform eligibility screening of patients to determine any third-party insurance, and include insurance billing information on the patient’s pharmacy request. 
•    Bill third-party insurance, including, but not limited to Medi-Cal, as the primary payer, and bill county as the payer of last resort.
•    The billing invoice provided by contractor must include the prescription number, date filled, patient name, patient date of birth, prescription filled, quantity, number of refills, prescriber name, and county contract price.

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: November 17, 2025