Non-Competitive Contract with Ontario Medical Supply Inc., for the Supply and Delivery of Pharmaceuticals for Toronto Paramedic Services

Toronto Paramedic Services leveraged the City of Hamilton's Request for Tender Number C5-02-20 to issue a blanket contract to Ontario Medical Supply Inc., for the supply and delivery of pharmaceuticals, information, advice, problem-solving, and in-service assistance on an as-needed basis. The existing blanket contract's third and final option period will expire on October 31, 2025. Toronto Paramedic Services continues to require the supply and delivery of pharmaceuticals. A non-competitive contract is required due to delays in preparing and finalizing a new contract. Toronto Paramedic Services is working on a novel collaborative procurement with group purchasing organizations but has encountered unexpected barriers in the execution of a contract. This collaborative procurement, if successful, will yield a significant cost saving for the City as the pharmaceuticals will come directly from the manufacturers and distributors. This non-competitive contract with Ontario Medical Supply Inc., will ensure continuity of service and avoid any service interruption concerning the supply and delivery of pharmaceuticals until October 31, 2026, when a new contract should be in place. Ontario Medical Supply Inc. has confirmed their willingness to extend services under the same terms and conditions of blanket contract number 47024261 for the duration of the contract period. Non-competitive procurements may be undertaken where both the proposed procurement and supplier can be justified in good faith based on an exception set out in Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 195, Procurement. This non-competitive procurement will be proceeding under the exception code related to Bridging Contract, the City has determined in good faith that both the proposed procurement and the selected supplier, along with the terms and conditions of the contract are beneficial to the City (Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 195, Procurement, Section 7.1K.). General Government Committee approval is required in accordance with Municipal Code Chapter 195, Purchasing, where the current request exceeds the Chief Procurement Officer's authority of the cumulative five-year commitment limit for each vendor under Article 7, Section 195-7.3(D) of the Purchasing By-law or exceeds the threshold of $500,000 net of Harmonized Sales Tax allowed under staff authority as per the Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 71, Financial Control, Section 71-11(A).