Explanation
BACKGROUND: Each flu season, the Immunizations Program at Columbus Public Health offers flu shots to the residents of Columbus and Franklin County. To ensure having the vaccines that are needed for the upcoming flu season, pre-booking through the manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, is the most reliable method of ordering those vaccines. Pre-booking also guarantees on-time delivery and 340B Program pricing. The pre-booking deadline is on or before April 30, 2014. Therefore, competitive bidding is being waived in order to secure our reservation to purchase the vaccines. This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur in the amount of $27,000.00 for the purchase of various Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus vaccines.
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 2014.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Sanofi Pasteur for the purchase of various Fluzone Quadrivalent Influenza Virus vaccines for Columbus Public Health; to waive competitive bidding; to authorize the expenditure of $27,000.00 from the Health Special Revenue Fund to pay the cost thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($27,000.00)
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WHEREAS, each year, Columbus Public Health offers flu shots 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, Columbus Public Health needs to place a reservation with the flu vaccine manufacturer, Sanofi Pasteur, to be able to purchase various influenza vaccines; and,
WHEREAS, competitive bidding is bei...
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