DATE: January 7, 2020
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: David Pomaville, Director, Department of Public Health
SUBJECT: Agreement with The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Moores Cancer Center, for additional evaluation work during the California Student Tobacco Survey
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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1. Make a finding that it is in the best interest of the County to waive the competitive bidding process consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 for unusual or extraordinary circumstances for the solicitation of additional local data and analysis during the California Student Tobacco Survey for the Department of Public Health.
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a sole source Agreement with The Regents of the University of California, on behalf of the University of California, San Diego for additional local evaluation work, effective upon execution through June 30, 2021 ($47,600).
...REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) to incorporate additional Fresno County specific questions regarding knowledge and attitudes toward cigarettes and other tobacco products during their biennial California Student Tobacco Survey (CSTS) of Fresno County middle and high school students.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, the Department of Public Health will not receive additional data collection and analysis during the biennial CSTS.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
The Department's request to waive the competitive bidding process is consistent with Administrative Policy No. 34 as UCSD is the only vendor that administers the large scale, in-school survey on behalf of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) every two years, in every county in the state. CDPH utilizes the results of the survey to identify California's youth smoking prevalence and incor...
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