Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) Services

University Medical Center of El Paso is seeking a single national health Group Purchasing Organization to deliver comprehensive sourcing and contracting services designed to maximize value, reduce costs, and strengthen supply chain resilience across its operations. The GPO must provide core capabilities including analytics and benchmarking, pharmacy program support with formulary and 340B optimization, disaster and pandemic response planning, supply chain coordination, value analysis tools, market intelligence, and dedicated onsite resources. Proposals must demonstrate the ability to deliver best-in-class pricing through a detailed Market Basket submission in Exhibit A, which includes medical-surgical supplies, pharmacy SKUs, and MRO/facilities items, with pricing required at the line-item level and excluding rebates, distribution markups, or cost-minus adjustments. Administrative fees and share-back structures will be evaluated based on this pricing data. The solicitation requires full compliance with administrative and submission protocols, including mandatory completion of the Response Agreement, Conflict of Interest Questionnaire, and Public Integrity Disclosure in Tab IV, along with adherence to the Texas Public Information Act and federal debarment exclusions. All proposals must be submitted via the Bonfire portal by August 10, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time, following a mandatory virtual pre-submittal meeting on July 1, 2026. Evaluation is structured around five weighted factors: projected annual savings (35%), contract coverage of hospital spend (25%), technology and reporting capabilities (15%), implementation and support resources (15%), and references and performance history (10%), with additional emphasis on HIPAA compliance, experience in healthcare GPO services, contractual terms, cost-effectiveness, and timeline feasibility. The contract will be governed by Texas law, with venue in El Paso County, and includes a 30-day termination clause for convenience without cause, immediate termination for material breach, and strict prohibitions on assignment without prior written consent. The vendor must maintain liability insurance of at least $1 million per incident and $3 million aggregate, and is required to notify the hospital district within three days of any federal exclusion action. Failure to meet any administrative requirement or submit completed mandatory forms will result in automatic disqualification. Selected offerors may be invited to a Phase II presentation to further demonstrate their solution.