DATE: June 18, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Luchini, RN, PHN, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with Insure America Project
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, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an agreement with Insure America Project (IAP) as IAP has been providing communicable disease outreach services to the Fresno County agricultural community since May 1, 2021; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Agreement with IAP to provide outreach, health education, personal protective equipment, and test kits for communicable diseases to the Fresno County agricultural community, effective April 1, 2024 through March 31, 2026, total not to exceed $330,400.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the County to continue partnering with Insure America Project (IAP) to assist Fresno County in providing outreach, health education, personal protective equipment (PPE), and test kits for various communicable diseases to the County's agricultural community. Collaboration with IAP began during the emergency response phase of COVID-19. IAP is a trusted agency amongst the various agricultural businesses and continue to support the community as needed. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board elect not to approve the recommended actions, the County will be unable to continue to partner with IAP to provide outreach, health education, PPE, and test kits for communicable diseases to the County's agricultural community, reducing the available services to this population. Furthermore, the Department would need to ...
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