How to bid on statewide pharmacy services for the Indiana Department of Correction

What Indiana is buying

The Indiana Department of Correction is seeking a prime contractor to provide pharmacy services at all 21 IDOC facilities. The delivery model combines a centralized, high-volume mail-order pharmacy with next-business-day courier delivery.

The work also includes facility medication supplies and starter or emergency medication supplies, backed by a contractor-arranged network of local pharmacies for urgent needs.

Deadline and submission timing

Responses are due December 1, 2026, at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. Submit through Indiana’s Supplier Portal before the deadline.

Plan to complete portal steps and any required submission actions well ahead of the cutoff. The information provided does not specify what happens to late responses.

Who this opportunity may suit

This opportunity may suit a pharmacy provider able to manage centralized mail-order operations, next-business-day delivery across a statewide network, facility medication supplies, and urgent local backup coverage.

Because the contractor will serve as the State’s direct prime contractor, consider whether your firm can coordinate the full range of services across all 21 facilities.

How to access and respond

The solicitation is Sourcing Event 006150000088516, posted by Correction on the Indiana Department of Administration’s Current Business Opportunities page. Viewing the original posting is public.

Use the “View original source” option to access the bid package, which for most Indiana bids downloads as a ZIP without an account. If no package is available, find the event by its Event ID in the Current Business Opportunities list.

To submit, register for Indiana’s separate Supplier Portal, which is free, and send your response there before the deadline. The listed point of contact is Angela Alexander - 00061 at [email protected].

Prepare a clear, workable response

Review the complete bid package, including its specifications and forms, and follow the stated instructions. Organize your response so evaluators can readily understand how your proposed service would cover every facility and each part of the delivery model.

Explain your operational approach for central-fill pharmacy service, next-business-day courier delivery, facility and starter or emergency supplies, and local urgent backup coverage. Use concrete details that show how these parts would work together.

Check that all requested forms and response materials are complete, and allow time to submit through the Supplier Portal before the deadline.