District recommends four vendors to supply school nurse warehouse inventory after competitive bid

Krista Battaglia told the finance committee the district runs an annual bid for health‑supply inventory stocked in the warehouse for school nurses. The solicitation went out in late March/early April on the district’s eProcurement site for two weeks and attracted six responses, Battaglia said.

Purchasing and the health department reviewed submissions and selected four distributors to cover all roughly 100 stocked items. Battaglia named the recommended vendors as Henry Schein; McKesson Medical Government Solutions; Medco; and School Health Corporation, explaining that no single distributor provided every item the district stocks (items range from basic bandages to more detailed medical supplies and small items such as lost‑tooth containers).

Battaglia said the selections were based on best value, adherence to item standards and the fact that some products have specified standards that must be met. The committee asked whether the recommended firms are distributors or manufacturers; Battaglia confirmed they are distributors and that the district historically has used multiple distributors to complete the inventory list. The recommendation is to award across those four vendors to ensure all inventory items are covered; the transcript shows presentation and Q&A but no recorded committee vote in the excerpt.