DATE: December 17, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Amendment I to Master Agreement No. 24-335 for Occupational and Physical Therapy Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals, determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement 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 adding Delta Healthcare Providers, LLC to the Master Agreement for Occupational and Physical Therapy Services; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment I to Master Agreement to add Delta Healthcare Providers, LLC as a contracted provider with no change to the term of July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2029, or maximum compensation of $4,286,875.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department of Public Health (Department) to utilize an additional qualified healthcare staffing vendor to provide qualified pediatric occupational and physical therapists under the Master Agreement. The Master Agreement is funded with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Health Realignment monies. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department will continue to recruit via County Human Resources and work with existing providers of the Master Agreement to staff occupational therapists (OT) and physical therapists (PT), an immediate need but has been a challenge.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
It is requested that the County find under Administrative Policy No. 34 (AP 34) that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement is satisfied, and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraor...
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