In House Pharmacy

The Center is a Community Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Center established

under the Texas Health & Safety Code, Section 534 and as such a unit of local

government. It provides Mental Health and Intellectual Disability services to residents living

in nine Texas counties: Bowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Panola, Red River, Rusk

and Upshur. It also offers many specialty programs such as Substance Use Disorder and

Early Childhood Intervention in these and another 20 counties. The Center employs 450

employees and 150+ contractors. For Fiscal Year 2025 the Center annual adjusted budget

is $43 million. In FY24 the CENTER paid current Vendor $194,176 for prescriptions that

were the responsibility of the CENTER to purchase.

In December 2019 the Center awarded an In-House Pharmacy to a national contractor for

an In-Home Pharmacy located at 1300 Sixth Street, Longview TX, 75601. That agreement

was for the remainder of that fiscal year ending August 31, 2020 and two, one-year

renewals. In 2022 the contract was again procured through a Request for Proposal. That

contract was awarded to the same national contractor for fiscal year 2023 and two, oneyear

renewals. The current contract with all its renewals will end August 31, 2025. The

Center is issuing this RFP to select a Contractor to provide an In-House Pharmacy and

other 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 foot

2) Sheetrock finishes with paint, walls built to roof.

3) Drop ceiling

4) Carpet square flooring

5) Independent Mini Split HVAC

6) Built in cabinets/ drawers/ shelving

7) Two (2) under-counter refrigerator openings

8) Sink

9) One entrance, duo locked

10) Separate network panel and drops

11) One service window (roll down garage door for security)

12) Waiting for approximately 4 individuals

13) Restrooms available for staff and clients next to suite

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Community Healthcore RFP # 1004-25 In House Pharmacy Attachment A

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14) Client access to pharmacy from 2 entrances

A diagram is provided as Exhibit A.

Services currently located at Sixth Street will be moving to a new location 2920 Tuttle

approximately 2 miles north. Opening at the new location is anticipated to be in the Late

Fall of 2025. The design and construction for this new space will be the responsibility of

the successful RESPONDER within the commercial structure being remodeled. There is

up to 1000 square feet available for build out. Successful RESPONDER will also need to

install 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 require

preapproval 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 northern

region. It has locked cabinets and a customer service sliding window where persons

served can speak with the worker inside the office and pick up medications.