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Thurston County to seek new jail pharmacy contract; commissioners discuss aligning medical contracts
Summary
At a Sept. 2 agenda-setting session, Thurston County commissioners reviewed a plan to issue a request for proposals for pharmaceutical services at the county jail after the current Omnicare contract ends Dec. 31, 2025, and discussed aligning that procurement with the county's medical services contract and addressing billing for in-custody care.
At an agenda-setting work session Sept. 2, 2025, the Thurston County Board of County Commissioners reviewed a plan to issue a request for proposals for pharmaceutical services at the Thurston County Correctional Facility after the current vendor contract with Omnicare ends Dec. 31, 2025.
"We currently had a contract with Omnicare for pharmaceutical services, there since 01/01/2015. This contract will terminate on 12/31/2025," said Undersheriff Ruben Menzies, who presented the item to the board and asked that staff be authorized to go to RFP.
Commissioners and county staff discussed timing and scope of the procurement and whether the jail pharmacy contract should be aligned with the county's separate medical services contract (referred to in the meeting as HTS), which expires in December 2027. Commissioner Wayne Fournier, the vice chair,…
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