State of Utah Division of Purchasing RS23-26

National Drug Code Table Standardization

The State of Utah Division of Purchasing, acting as the procurement unit, awarded a contract to Wolters Kluwer for the upgrade of the Controlled Substance Database (CSD) master National Drug Code (NDC) drug table to standardized drug elements, including drug names, delivery methods, and strengths. The contract aims to address inconsistencies caused by manual data entry over 25 years. The project involves services for standardizing the NDC drug table, with a contract length of one year plus four renewal options, totaling up to five years. The contract includes the provision of data sets covering DEA controlled substances, drug names, delivery methods, dosage, MME factors, drug categories, adverse interactions, and data dictionaries, with scheduled automated updates. The base fee is $45,000 annually, with additional per-member fees for populations exceeding 5.1 million. The procurement process involved an evaluation committee, and Wolters Kluwer was selected as the highest scoring responsive and responsible offeror. The award is for a state government agency in Utah, with no specific OEMs or vendors mentioned in the award documents. The procurement was conducted under Utah's procurement laws, and the contract may be modified to incorporate new technology or upgrades.

Description

The Division of Professional Licensing seeks a vendor to upgrade its CSD master National Drug Code (NDC) drug table to standardized drug elements.

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