Contract Notice - Memo 4

April 3, 2008

MEMORANDUM NO.: 268-000-04-1(4)

TO: User Agency

FROM: Director, State Purchasing

SUBJECT: Contract Number 268-000-04-1

TITLE: Pharmaceutical Purchasing Program – MMCAP

The following changes have been made to the subject contract:

Glucose diagnostic test media (glucose meters, test strips and lancets) are now available through the Alternate Contract Source 268-000-04-1 for Pharmaceutical Purchasing Program – MMCAP.

What is MMCAP?
The Minnesota Multi-state Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy (MMCAP), created in 1985, is a free, voluntary group purchasing organization operated and managed by the Materials Management Division of the State of Minnesota's Department of Administration for government-run health care facilities. It combines the purchasing power of its members to receive the best prices available for the products and services for which it contracts. MMCAP contracts with over 150 pharmaceutical manufacturers, and also has contracts for distributors to support the pharmaceutical contracts. Attached for your review is the MMCAP Joint Powers Agreement to the MMCAP posting.

If a facility purchased pharmaceuticals directly from a manufacturer in the past they will need to update their files to show Cardinal as our designated supplier unless otherwise indicated by MMCAP. Cardinal Health 110, Inc. is fully registered with MyFloridaMarketPlace.

Please direct questions regarding MMCAP to Jay Francis, DOH Statewide Pharmaceutical Services, 850-922-4627-x129 email: jay_francis@doh.state.fl.us