DATE: September 23, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 1 to Master Agreement for Eating Disorder Services
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 suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances due to the non-competitive nature of Master Agreements; and
2. Approve and Authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 1 to Master Agreement No. 25-383 for Eating Disorder Services, to add Discovery Practice Management, Inc. d.b.a. Center for Discovery and BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. d.b.a. BHC Alhambra Hospital, with no change to the term of August 5, 2025, through June 30, 2030, or compensation maximum of $6,500,000.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department to add Discovery Practice Management, Inc. d.b.a. Center for Discovery (CFD) and BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. d.b.a. BHC Alhambra Hospital (BHC) onto the Master Agreement for the provision of required medically necessary behavioral health eating disorder treatment services for all County persons served requiring these services at the appropriately designated level of care. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department will not be able to maintain its network of providers, possibly resulting in the Department falling out of compliance with the Department of Heath Case Services (DHCS) and the requirement of providing behavioral health treatment for persons living with an eating disorder. Both CFD and BHC are currently contracted through Master Agreement A-23-283, which is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2025.
SUSPENSION OF CO...
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