Veterinary Narcotic Medication (Re-Bid)

The City of El Paso is soliciting bids for Veterinary Narcotic Medication under solicitation number 2026-0436, with a bid due date of August 19, 2026 at 2:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, followed by a public bid opening at 2:30 P.M. the same day, to be broadcast live on the city’s purchasing website. Submissions must be delivered to the City of El Paso Purchasing & Strategic Sourcing Department at 300 N. Campbell, 1st Floor, El Paso, TX 79901-1153. A non-mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for July 29, 2026 via Microsoft Teams, with questions due by August 5, 2026 and responses provided by August 12, 2026. The contract award is anticipated in October 2026 following evaluations in September. Bids will be evaluated on a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable basis by line item, with no technical or qualitative scoring applied beyond administrative compliance. The solicitation includes line items for controlled veterinary pharmaceuticals including Atropine Sulfate, Bupivacaine, Buprenorphine HCL, Dexdormitor, Fentanyl Patches, Isoflurane Gas, and Ketamine, with quantities listed but no unit prices provided, rendering the total contract value undetermined. The contract includes an option to extend for two additional years at the same unit prices, subject to city discretion. Offerors must submit a Certificate of Organization, a completed Form W-9 for tax identification, and certifications confirming they are not debarred or suspended, have no default history within the past two years, are not indebted to the City in excess of $100 for more than 60 days, and have no involvement in prohibited boycotts. Subcontractors and suppliers must be fully disclosed, including values and percentages of work, and any changes require prior written approval from the City to mitigate organizational conflicts of interest. Key personnel must be certified as unlikely to depart within the next 12 months. No packaging, marking, inspection, or technical standards for the medications are specified beyond the item list, and no FOB terms, delivery schedules, or funding codes are provided. The procurement does not involve security clearances or mandatory electronic invoicing systems, though compliance with state and federal tax and business registration requirements is