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Houston Health Department

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14 mentions across 13 events
The Houston Health Department is the City of Houston's full-service health department. Its mission is to promote and protect the health and social well-being of Houstonians and their environment.
13 eventsLast active Tracked since $13.2M city spending

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contract (13)
public safety (10)
grant (7)
community (5)
budget (2)
policy (1)
governance (1)

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requester (10)
mentioned (4)

Location

901 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002·Show on Google Maps ↗
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September 2026

ORDINANCES (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 20 Through 42
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Ordinance authorizing contracts with six home care providers for in-home respite care services for the Houston Health Department, for one year with four one-year options, with a maximum contract amount of $4,750,000.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contracts with CHARTWELL COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. dba ELARA CARING, HASELDEN HOMECARE, INC. dba SYNERGY HOMECARE OF KATY, HOUSTON HOME CARE, LLC dba HOME INSTEAD, MO

$4.8M
ORDINANCES (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 20 Through 42
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Ordinance authorizing a contract with Med Scripts Group Corporation dba Med Scripts Pharmacy Corporation to provide prescription services to older adults through the Harris County Area Agency on Aging, 1 year with 4 one-year options, maximum $800,000 from the Grant Fund.

ORDINANCE approving and authorizing contract with MED SCRIPTS GROUP CORPORATION dba MED SCRIPTS PHARMACY CORPORATION to provide Prescription Services to Older Adults through Harris County Area Agency

$800K
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 1 Through 8
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Approves $260,000 spending authority for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals for the Houston Health Department through the OMNIA Partners cooperative, awarded to Henry Schein, Inc., through January 31, 2029.

APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $260,000.00 for Purchase of Medical Supplies and Pharmaceuticals through the OMNIA Partners Purchasing Cooperative for Houston Health Department, awarded to

$260K
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 3 Through 9
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Approves spending authority for medical supplies and pharmaceuticals for the Houston Health Department through the OMNIA Partners cooperative, awarded to Medline Industries, Inc. through January 31, 2029.

APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $260,000.00 for Purchase of Medical Supplies and Pharmaceuticals through the OMNIA Partners Purchasing Cooperative for the Houston Health Department, awarde

$260K
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 6 Through 9
requester

Approves sole source spending authority for lab supplies and services for the Houston Health Department from Hologic Sales and Services, LLC over 5 years, funded by grant funds.

APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $3,478,800.00 for Sole Source Purchase of Lab Supplies and Services for the Houston Health Department, awarded to HOLOGIC SALES AND SERVICES, LLC

$3.5M
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 4 Through 6
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Approval of spending authority for five years of proprietary Bio-Rad diagnostic and virological test kits for the Houston Health Department, awarded to Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $1,187,164.00 for Purchase of Proprietary Bio-Rad Diagnostic and Virological Test Kits for the Houston Health Department, awarded to BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, I

$1.2M

August 2026

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBER 4
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Approve spending authority not to exceed $540,613.96 for Hepatitis C virus testing equipment and supplies for the Houston Health Department, purchased from DiaSorin, Inc. through a GSA cooperative purchasing agreement, through November 8, 2030.

APPROVE spending authority in the amount not to exceed $540,613.96 for Purchase of Hepatitis C Virus Testing Equipment and Supplies through the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with General Services A

$541K
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 4 Through 8
requester

Approves spending authority not to exceed $113,192.59 for Ombudsman Services for the Houston Health Department, awarded to the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, funded by a grant fund.

APPROVE spending authority in an amount not to exceed $113,192.59 for Ombudsman Services for the Houston Health Department, awarded to THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON - Grant

$113K
PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 15 Through 25
requester

Approval of spending authority of $231,888.71 for the purchase of a Vitek Mass Spectrometry Microbial Identification System for the Houston Health Department through the MMCAP Purchasing Cooperative, awarded to McKesson Medical-Surgical Government Solutions LLC for one year.

APPROVE spending authority in the amount of $231,888.71 for Purchase of Vitek Mass Spectrometry Microbial Identification System (Vitek MS) through the MMCAP Purchasing Cooperative for the Houston Heal

$232K

July 2026

PURCHASING AND TABULATION OF BIDS (CATEGORY) – NUMBERS 2 Through 6

Amends a prior motion to extend the contract for respiratory panel tests and consumables through September 28, 2027.

AMEND MOTION #2021-536, 9/22/21, TO EXTEND contract term to September 28, 2027 for Respiratory Panels Tests and Consumables for Houston Health Department from ROCHE DIAGNOSTIC CORPORATION