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BACKGROUND: Each flu season, the Immunizations Program at Columbus Public Health offers flu shots to the residents of Columbus and Franklin County. Customarily, the flu vaccine is procured through the City’s bidding process. Formal bid SA004953 was issued, but no awardable bids were received for Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine. The change in the formulation of the flu this year from trivalent to quadrivalent has created a shortage of vaccine, therefore, prevented all potential vendors from being able to guarantee delivery of the vaccine to CPH. CPH is only able to procure the quantity of flu vaccine needed by pre-booking with the manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, and placing a reservation for the vaccine. Competitive bidding is being waived in order to secure our reservation to purchase the vaccine. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur in the amount of $24,495.00 for the purchase of Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine.
Due to the potential health and safety risk of the upcoming flu season, and in order to ensure availability of flu vaccine, emergency action is hereby requested. Sanofi Pasteur’s contract compliance number is 980033013 and is effective through 7/3/2015.
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase order were budgeted in the Health Special Revenue Fund for fiscal year 2013.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur for the purchase of Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine for Columbus Public Health; to authorize the expenditure of $24,495.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the cost thereof; to waive all applicable competitive bidding provisions; and to declare an emergency. ($24,495.00)
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WHEREAS, each year, Columbus Public Health offers flu shot to the residents of Columbus and Franklin County; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health is in ...
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