DATE: June 24, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Sanja Bugay, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Agreement with Marjaree Mason Center, Inc.
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 entering into an agreement with Marjaree Mason Center, Inc. as the vendor is uniquely qualified to provide ongoing Family Stabilization Program Services; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Marjaree Mason Center, Inc., for domestic violence services, effective July 1, 2025, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $4,348,315.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will allow Marjaree Mason Center, Inc. (MMC) to provide domestic violence (DV) services to Welfare-to-Work (WTW) participants in accordance with the California Department of Social Services' (CDSS) California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) Family Stabilization Program (FSP). This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the Board choose not to approve the recommended actions, the Department will not be able to provide DV services to WTW participants currently experiencing an identified situation or crisis that is destabilizing the family.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
It is requested that the County find under AP 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 extraordinary circumstances, as MMC is the only vendor in Fresno County that meets the criteria for a ...
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