Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution authorizes a non-competitive purchase of goods for Naloxone spray and kits. The total cost is not to exceed $175,000 and will be funded by opioid settlement funds approved in Dane County’s 2024 Adopted budget.
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Authorizing a non-competitive purchase of goods from Remedy Alliance, Inc. for 3mg ReVive Intranasal Naloxone spray and pre-assembled injectable Naloxone kits to support increased access to overdose reversal medication through 2025
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WHEREAS, Naloxone is a lifesaving medication to restore breathing in the event of an opioid overdose; and
WHEREAS, Public Health Madison & Dane County received $175,000 from the Dane County Opioid Settlement funds to increase access to Naloxone within Dane County; and
WHEREAS, Remedy Alliance, Inc. is the exclusive carrier of ReVive, a 3mg Naloxone nasal spray. Lower doses of Naloxone are effective in restoring breathing and less likely to lead to precipitated withdrawal. The availability of a lower dose is in alignment with the principles of a compassionate overdose response and has a beneficial impact on the individual and the responder; and
WHEREAS, Remedy Alliance, Inc. also exclusively distributes pre-assembled injectable Naloxone kits with instructions and customizable areas. These pre-assembled kits are ideal for placement in vending machines. Feedback from participants of Public Health's Syringe Services and Harm Reduction programs have indicated these kits are preferred, faster to administer, and easier to carry than individual syringes and vials that then need to be drawn up, which is what’s currently offered; and
WHEREAS, Dane County Emergency Management has recently switched to providing ReVive purchased through Remedy Alliance for their HOPE Kits, given to individuals, their families, and other support people by EMS following a non-fatal overdose. Public Health would like to purchase ReVive for distribution throughout the County to create synergies and align with the principles of a more compassionate overdose response; and
WHEREAS, the total cost will not exceed $175,000 per year; and
WHEREAS, MGO 4.26(2) requires Common Council approval to purchase goods of $50,000 or more without a competitive process; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons explained above and in the attached Noncompetitive Selection Request Form, Remedy Alliance, Inc. Is the only vendor in the area that can provide the pre-assembled injectable Naloxone kits; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Common Council authorizes Public Health Madison & Dane County to purchase 3mg Naloxone nasal spray and preassembled injectable Naloxone from Remedy Alliance, Inc. using 2024 Public Health funds and through 2025 for the purposes and price described above.