DATE: May 7, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement for Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into a master agreement as the contractors are the only vendors eligible to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services; and,
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Amendment I to Master Agreement to add Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC., effective July 1, 2023, with no change to the term of January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $58,000,000.
REPORT
Approval for the recommended actions will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to add Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC. to the Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services Master Agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the Board not approve of the recommended actions, the Department would not be able to pay for persons served referred to Sacramento Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, LLC requiring inpatient psychiatric hospital services, and this hospital would not be able to continue providing needed beds for inpatient psychiatric hospital services to Fresno County persons served.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
It is requested that the County find under AP No. 34 that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement is satisfied, and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, due to the non-competitive nature of the Master Agreement. All qualified, licensed and interested ...
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