In House Pharmacy

The Center is a Community Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Center establishedunder the Texas Health & Safety Code, Section 534 and as such a unit of localgovernment. It provides Mental Health and Intellectual Disability services to residents livingin nine Texas counties: Bowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Red River, Ruskand Upshur. It also offers many specialty programs such as Substance Use Disorder andEarly Childhood Intervention in these and another 20 counties. The Center employs 450employees and 150+ contractors. For Fiscal Year 2025 the Center annual adjusted budgetis $43 million. In FY24 the CENTER paid current Vendor $194,176 for prescriptions thatwere the responsibility of the CENTER to purchase.In December 2019 the Center awarded an In-House Pharmacy to a national contractor foran In-Home Pharmacy located at 1300 Sixth Street, Longview TX, 75601. That agreementwas for the remainder of that fiscal year ending August 31, 2020 and two, one-yearrenewals. In 2022 the contract was again procured through a Request for Proposal. Thatcontract was awarded to the same national contractor for fiscal year 2023 and two, oneyearrenewals. The current contract with all its renewals will end August 31, 2025. TheCenter is issuing this RFP to select a Contractor to provide an In-House Pharmacy andother services defined in this RFP for the next four years.The space for the In-House Pharmacy is currently located at 1300 N. Sixth Street,Longview, Texas. It is embedded within a Mental Health clinic.1) Approximately 622 square foot2) Sheetrock finishes with paint, walls built to roof.3) Drop ceiling4) Carpet square flooring5) Independent Mini Split HVAC6) Built in cabinets/ drawers/ shelving7) Two (2) under-counter refrigerator openings8) Sink9) One entrance, duo locked10) Separate network panel and drops11) One service window (roll down garage door for security)12) Waiting for approximately 4 individuals13) Restrooms available for staff and clients next to suite9Community Healthcore RFP # 1004-25 In House Pharmacy Attachment APage 2 of 1514) Client access to pharmacy from 2 entrancesA diagram is provided as Exhibit A.Services currently located at Sixth Street will be moving to a new location 2920 Tuttleapproximately 2 miles north. Opening at the new location is anticipated to be in the LateFall of 2025. The design and construction for this new space will be the responsibility ofthe successful RESPONDER within the commercial structure being remodeled. There isup to 1000 square feet available for build out. Successful RESPONDER will also need toinstall independent HVAC system.The successful RESPONDER will need to provide all equipment, furniture, and supplies.Any reconfiguration of the space would be at the RESPONDER’s expense and may requirepreapproval of the landlord prior to remodeling.A second office space is located at 2435 College Dr. Texarkana Texas. It is used by the In-House Pharmacy to store filled prescriptions and distribute them to persons in the northernregion. It has locked cabinets and a customer service sliding window where personsserved can speak with the worker inside the office and pick up medications.