DATE: June 4, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with University of Cincinnati Research Institute
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 sole source 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 the University of Cincinnati Research Institute (UCRI), which licenses the University of Cincinnati Center for Justice and Communities' curricula, including the Effective Practices in Community Supervision models and the Core Correctional Practices manual and training program, and will sublicense these curricula for use by the Department and provide technical assistance, training, coaching, and oversight necessary for the Department's implementation of the curricula; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with the UCRI, for technical assistance, training, coaching, and oversight to further expand, improve, and sustain the delivery of evidence-based practices and continuous quality improvement in the Probation Department, effective June 4, 2024, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $753,500.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow for the continuation of training, coaching and technical assistance services to expand and improve delivery of Evidence Based Practices (EBP) in the Probation Department through a Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) model. The Department requests that your Board determines that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied due to unusual or ext...
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