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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 need of flu vaccine for the upcoming flu season; and,
WHEREAS, formal bid number SA004953 was issued, but no awardable responses were received for Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine; and,
WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health needs to place a reservation with the flu vaccine manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, to be able to purchase vaccine; and,
WHEREAS, in order to ensure availability of necessary flu vaccine, emergency action is hereby requested; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to establish a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to establish a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur for the purchase of Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus Vaccine.
SECTION 2. That the expenditure of $24,495.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Special Revenue Fund, Fund No. 250, Department of Health, Division No. 50-01, Object Level One 02, Object Level Three 2207, OCA 513200.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 329.11 of the Columbus City Code are hereby waived. See attachment waiver: Sanofi flu vaccine Waiver Form.doc
SECTION 4. That for the reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.