DATE: July 13, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement for Substance Abuse Disorder Primary Prevention Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Hear and consider appeal from California Health Collaborative regarding recommended award of Substance Abuse Disorder Primary Prevention Services for Youth and Young Adults ages 10-20 to the Youth Leadership Institute.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with Youth Leadership Institute for Substance Abuse Disorder Primary Prevention Services for Youth and Young adults ages 10-20, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $6,096,760.
REPORT
The County's Request For Proposals (RFP) solicited competitive bids for Substance Abuse Disorder Primary Prevention Services for Youth and Young Adults ages 10-20. The RFP was divided into four sections.
The Appeal: It is recommended that you Board first hear and consider the appeal from California Health Collaborative (CHC) regarding the recommended award to the Youth Leadership Institute (YLI). Both the County Administrative Officer (CAO) and the Purchasing Manager have reviewed and considered the appeal pursuant to the County's appeal process and recommend that the appeal be denied.
CHC failed to provide a completed detailed five-year line item budget for Sections I-III of the RFP and should have been deemed non-responsive.
Recommended Agreement: It is recommended that your Board approve and authorize the proposed agreement with YLI, allowing the Department of Behavioral Health to provide substance abuse prevention services for County youth and young adults ages 10-20 in accordance with the County's 2021-2026 Strategic Prevention Plan (SPP) for Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD). The agreement is funded with Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SA...
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