PSS World Medical Wins Multistate Group Purchasing Contract - Quick Facts

8/21/2012 5:43 PM ET

PSS World Medical Inc. (PSSI: Quote) announced that its Government Solutions Group has been awarded a renewed contract with the Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy or MMCAP for statewide medical supply contracts.

MMCAP is a group purchasing program for government facilities that provide healthcare services, such as state agencies, counties, cities, school districts, correctional institutions and public higher education facilities. The initial contract period runs through May 2014 with possible annual extensions up to five years.

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