DATE: November 17, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with LPC Consulting Associates, Inc. for Substance Use
Disorder Prevention Evaluation Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
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 an Agreement with LPC Consulting Associates, Inc. as the list of evaluators provided by the Department of Healthcare Services’ contracted agency did not meet the needs of the County of Fresno; and
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with LPC Consulting Associates, Inc. for substance use disorder prevention program evaluation services, effective January 1, 2027, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year and six-month base contract, one optional one-year extension, and one additional six-month extension, total not to exceed $540,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The recommended actions will suspend the competitive bidding process and allow the Department to continue to contract with LPC Consulting Associates, Inc. (LPC) for youth and young adult substance use disorder (SUD) prevention evaluation services for the duration of the agreement term. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department will fall out of compliance with State and federal monitoring and reporting requirements for substance use disorder prevention, potentially impacting future funding allocations for the County.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
It is requested that the County find under AP 34 that an ...
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