Basic Information

Reference Number

00002280752

Issuing Organization

Provincial Health Services Authority BC

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

PHSA 3386

Title

HANDHELD SCANNERS

Source ID

SCRIBE

Details

Location

British Columbia

Purchase Type

Not Stated

Dates

Publication

2020/07/30 09:49:00 AM EDT

Closing Date

2020/08/31 03:00:00 PM EDT

Contact Information

Darabi, Ladan

ladan.darabi@phsa.ca

Description

The purpose of this project is to replace aged software and hardware thus providing a sustainable barcode scanning infrastructure for PHSA going forward.

As part of the 2004 implementation of PeopleSoft FSCM at PHSA, VCH and PHC, third-party software was purchased and implemented to enable the use of hand-held barcode scanners for in-hospital supplies replenishment. The current software, HighJump, interfaces with PeopleSoft and integrates approximately 35 Intermec barcode scanners, which are used to create orders and upload to PeopleSoft as a supply requisition to be filled from inventory, or by Purchase Order.

HighJump and these particular scanners are used exclusively by PHSA Supply Chain (SC), In-Hospital Replenishment department (IHR). As both the HighJump software and the Intermec 700 scanners (hardware) are no longer supported, business continuity risk is high. System security and reliability are a major risk without vendor support in the form of upgrades, updates and security patches.

Disclaimer All amendments to the associated notice, including amended documents, plans and specifications (where applicable), are issued on bcbid.gov.bc.ca. MERX asks that you refer to bcbid.gov.bc.ca notice for these amendments. MERX stipulates that potential bidders may also be required to register with the buying authority as a bidder/plan taker. The contact information can be found within the notice abstract.