DATE: November 3, 2026
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Master Housing Agreement for Full-Service Partnership Persons Served
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, due to the passage of the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) making significant changes to how funding is allocated for Full Service Partnership (FSP) services and carving out housing interventions from FSP services; and
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with various housing operators, for housing and housing related services, effective upon execution through June 30, 2027, and one optional 12-month extension, total not to exceed $7,175,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will waive the competitive bidding process and allow the Department to continue to provide housing and related services to its Full Services Partnership (FSP) persons served who are homeless or at risk of homelessness living with a serious mental illness at appropriate housing facilities. These actions will ensure compliance with Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) regulations. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve of the recommended actions, the Department would be required to transition individuals to other facilities and possibly higher level of care institutions for severely and persistently mentally ill services. This would result in an increase in costs related to the change in placement facilities.
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 c...
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