Solicitation and rebate billing requirements .—
Any State agency instituting a cost containment measure for any authorized food, including infant formula, shall—
(i) in the bid solicitation— (I) identify the composition of State alliances for the purposes of a cost containment measure; and (II) verify that no additional States shall be added to the State alliance between the date of the bid solicitation and the end of the contract;
(ii) have a system to ensure that rebate invoices under competitive bidding provide a reasonable estimate or an actual count of the number of units sold to participants in the program under this section;
(iii) open and read aloud all bids at a public proceeding on the day on which the bids are due; and
(iv) unless otherwise exempted by the Secretary, provide a minimum of 30 days between the publication of the solicitation and the date on which the bids are due.
(i)#
in the bid solicitation—
(I) identify the composition of State alliances for the purposes of a cost containment measure; and
(II) verify that no additional States shall be added to the State alliance between the date of the bid solicitation and the end of the contract;
(i)(I)#
identify the composition of State alliances for the purposes of a cost containment measure; and
(i)(II)#
verify that no additional States shall be added to the State alliance between the date of the bid solicitation and the end of the contract;
(ii)#
have a system to ensure that rebate invoices under competitive bidding provide a reasonable estimate or an actual count of the number of units sold to participants in the program under this section;
(iii)#
open and read aloud all bids at a public proceeding on the day on which the bids are due; and
(iv)#
unless otherwise exempted by the Secretary, provide a minimum of 30 days between the publication of the solicitation and the date on which the bids are due.