| Date | Type | Memo |
|---|---|---|
| 06-08-2012 : | CONTRACT REBID | DES is in the process of evaluating bids received from IFB 00412. It is anticipated that an Intent to Award will be issued the week of June 11th, with a new contract start date scheduled for July 1, 2012. |
| 05-03-2012 : | CONTRACT REBID | Bids for the replacement Contract #00412 are due on May 17, 2012. |
| 04-02-2012 : | CONTRACT REBID | Bid development has been completed and is in stakeholder review. Contract #00412 will be in place prior to June 30, 2012. |
| 03-08-2012 : | CONTRACT REBID | Stakeholder work for this rebid for contract #00412 continues continues. |
| 02-14-2012 : | CONTRACT REBID | Draft replacement IFB has been developed (0412). Connie Stacy is meeting with DSHS regarding having WSH take over this contract at a significant cost savings. Meetings continue. |
| 01-24-2012 : | CONTRACT REBID | Rebid of this contract is being prepared via new Contract #0412. Contract Specialist Connie Stacy preparing on behalf of Kevyn Davidson. |
| 05-19-2011 : | PRICE ADJUSTMENT | Contract No. 02206 has been extended until June 30, 2012. In addition, a 2% price increase on the base price for pharmaceuticals has been approved, as well as a $0.50 per transaction fee on any private insurance rebillings processed by Cost Less Senior Services. This price increase was approved based on documentation to support increased fuel and shipping costs. This is the first request for a price increase since contract inception in 2006. Please note that the 2% increase should be applied before the $3.00 packaging fee is applied to each prescription filled by Cost Less. |
| 04-18-2011 : | CONTRACT EXTENSION | Contract amendment has been sent to Costless Pharmacy to extend Contract for final one year term. Once amendment has been executed, the website will be updated to reflect new term date. |
| 03-22-2011 : | CONTRACT EXTENSION | This contract will be extended for the final one year term of the contract, effective July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. GA will be forming a stakeholder group this summer to begin the rebid process for this contract. Interested parties should contact Melissa Cox at melissa.cox@ga.wa.gov or 360-902-7439. |
| 03-14-2011 : | CONTRACT EXTENSION | Current Contract term expires on June 30, 2011, with a one-year option to extend until June 30, 2012. Customer feedback has been solicited for contract 02206 with Costless Pharmacy. Customers are asked to submit feedback by March 15, 2011. |
| 06-17-2010 : | Contract 02206 has been extended for an additional 12 month period, effective July 1, 2010. | |
| 04-21-2010 : | Updated Current Contract Information on website to reflect current contract administrator information. | |
| 02-23-2010 : | Updated CCI to replace Roz Knox with Melissa Cox as the Contracts Specialist. | |
| 08-14-2009 : | Contractor, Costless Senior Services was able to successfully provide the required reportint to the Special Committment Center. | |
| 07-09-2009 : | The Special Committment Center (SCC) is requesting reports on their costs (charges) for the last three months, to support a review of their expenditures. | |
| 06-02-2009 : | Stakeholders informed of contract extension completion. Vendor looking for opportunities to expand current customer base with other state customers under DSHS. | |
| 05-04-2009 : | Revised PCMS contract dates to reflect recent extension, effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. | |
| 04-28-2009 : | Contract extension has been completed for an additional 12 month term, effective July 01, 2009. All signed paper work has been returned and CCI will be posted to the internet. | |
| 03-23-2009 : | Received vendor report cards back with satisfactory feedback in the fall of 2008. Waiting for final feedback to issue Offer to Extend since process improvements were created by Costless. | |
| 03-18-2009 : | Recieved updated insurance certificate from Costless Senior Services, Inc., Issued on 3/11/09, valid from 3/03/09 to 3/03/10 | |
| 09-10-2008 : | Met with Jeff Henderickson of Costless Pharmacy at the Gig Harbor location with DSHS representatives. Jeff walked us through the day to day in-house processing and reporting practices. DSHS was also able to review reporting challenges. The visit was helpful and very effective for the DSHS representatives. Jeff plans to accompany new pharmacist Michelle on occasion to visit and speak with the staff about future process improvements. | |
| 08-07-2008 : | Scheduled site visit to the Costless site located in Gig Harbor for Thursday, August 14, 2008. I will be accompanied by Special Committment Centers representatives. | |
| 07-17-2008 : | The contract for pharmaceutical packaging and delivery with Costless Senior Services has been extented for 12 months; effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. All other terms, conditions, pricing and specifications remain unchanged. | |
| 06-19-2008 : | Final approval received to proceed with the Contract Amendment. Current Contract Information to be updated and posted, effective July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. | |
| 06-19-2008 : | Contract Amendment submitted for management approval. | |
| 06-05-2008 : | Costless has accepted the offer to extend the contract for an additional year. Sent Contract Amendment to Contractor due back on June 11, 2008. | |
| 04-14-2008 : | Contracts Offer Letter sent to Costless Senior Services to extend contract for an additional 12 months. Received contract report cards back and discussed with contractor. Arrange for site visit to contractors office in Gig Harbor, WA. | |
| 04-11-2008 : | Met with DSHS stakeholder group and vendor Costless Senior Services. Jeff Henderickson and Matt Murray attended on behalf of Costless. There were several service delivery and process areas to discuss areas of improvement. Jeff took these down items as action items. | |
| 02-05-2008 : | Spoke with Jeff Hendrickson of Cost Less Pharmacy, to discuss contract changes performance. They service the Juvenile Rehab facilities and approx 6 county jails that they have been servicing for the last 2 years or so. The pharmacy runs on the following schedule: Mon-Tues-Thurs and Fri 7am-6pm. | |
| 01-22-2008 : | Spoke with Jeff Hendrickson about day to day contract activities and confirmed Costless Senior Services primarily supports Juvenile Rehab department of DSHS facilities and 6 county jails. Discussed plans for a site visit to their Gig Harbor location in the spring. | |
| 02-26-2007 : | Update current contract information to reflect Office of State Procurement's Contract's Specialist and Office Assistant. | |
| 06-08-2006 : | Contract 02206 for Pharmaceutical Packaging & Delivery Services has been awarded to Costless Senior Services. The new contract is effective July 1, 2006 and will be for an initial 2-year term. | |
| 05-03-2006 : | Contract 02206 is a re-bid of existing contract 01200 which expires June 30, 2006. All bid responses are due May 9th and it is anticipated that a new contract will be inplace prior to June 30th. The effective date for the new contract will be July 1, 2006. | |
| 04-11-2006 : | Contract 02206 is a rebid of Contract 01200 which is due to expire June 30, 2006 having been extended for the maximum term allowed. The new IFB is currently in draft form and will be release to bidders within the next couple of weeks. It is anticipated that a new award will be inplace by the expiration of the existing contract. | |
| 03-30-2006 : | This contract is a rebid of Contract 01200 which is due to expire June 30, 2006. The IFB is currently in draft form and is anticipated for release within the next few weeks. |
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