DATE: June 16, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 2 to Master Agreement No. 25-321 for Individual and Group Providers
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 due to the noncompetitive nature of Master Agreements; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 2 to Master Agreement No. 25-321 for Individual and Group Providers for the Fresno County Behavioral Health Plan, to add Khalsa Foundation dba Khalsa Community Center, Reflection Family Therapy Inc. dba Reflection Wellness Center, The Way Forward Professional Clinical Counselor Corporation dba The Way Forward Therapy, Nasim Nancy Lynch, and Quality Group Homes, Inc. to the Agreement effective upon execution with no change to the maximum term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, or maximum compensation of $45,000,000.
REPORT
The recommended actions will add the following providers to the Individual and Group Provider Master Agreement: Khalsa Foundation dba Khalsa Community Center, Reflection Family Therapy Inc. dba Reflection Wellness Center, The Way Forward Professional Clinical Counselor Corporation dba The Way Forward Therapy, Nasim Nancy Lynch, and Quality Group Homes, Inc. effective upon execution, to provide Specialty Mental Health Services to Medi-Cal recipients. There is no additional Net County Cost associated with approval of the recommended actions as there are sufficient existing funds allocated to the master agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) will not be able to increase its network of providers, pos...
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