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Consent Agenda Item 4. B.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	08/04/2020
Submitted For:	Michael O'Driscoll	Submitted By:	Betty Hurst, Contracts Administrator
Department:	Finance
Fiscal Year:	2020-2021	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	07-01-20 to 06-30-21	Grant?:	Yes
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 102119-Consultation Services: Health Prevention and Surveillance Services.

Background Information

On February 4, 2020, the Board of Supervisors awarded Professional Services Contract No. 102119-Consultation Services: Health Prevention and Surveillance Services to Guild Consulting in the amount of $100,000. The Gila County Department of Health and Emergency Services (GCDHES) selected the most appropriate bid from our 2019 request for proposals that went public. The work provided was for Gila County Public Health Division (GCPHD) seeking to improve: outcomes for residents effected by the current public health opioid epidemic; and increase program effectiveness and utilization of immunization programs for community members and vulnerable populations. GCPHD is seeking consultation services from local Arizona, health focused, consultants in the areas of opioid prevention services, and immunization marketing and research programming, for rural communities. GCPHD has allocated funds for opioid prevention and community health assessment, community health improvement plan, mobilizing for action through planning and partnerships program (MAPP) and information dissemination. We are requesting bids that comprehensively address prevention services in these areas. GCPHD currently has funding through the Arizona Department of Health Services to provide prescription drug overdose prevention strategies for Gila County residents. Recently GCPHD received funding to establish the Gila County Overdose Fatality Review Team to collect and review data on the causes of deaths and recommend change in policies and programs that will decrease the number of Gila County overdose deaths. GCPHD was the first health department in Arizona to implement a naloxone distribution center in Globe and Payson Arizona. GCPHD has established partnerships with Copper Basin Coalition and Sonoran Prevention Works. These partnerships focus on educating the community on safe medication disposal, introduction of harm reduction philosophies, usage and importance of naloxone and referrals to treatment and services. Additionally, Immunization coverage rates in Arizona continue to fall. The ability for parents to opt their child out of vaccination is simple and is being done more frequently throughout Arizona. This has resulted in families and communities being at increased risk for vaccine preventable diseases. Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) has identified approaches that could aid in addressing this negative trend and increase vaccine coverage rates across all Arizona communities. The overall goal of the consultation and marketing support is to apply comprehensive evidence-based strategies to improve health outcomes and wellbeing for Gila County residents.

Evaluation

Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 102119-Consultation Services: Health Prevention and Surveillance Services will serve to extend the contract term to align with the fiscal year from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021 for a not to exceed dollar amount of $100,000.

Conclusion

The Health & Emergency Management Department Director would like to extend the contract term to align with the fiscal year from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.

Recommendation

It is the recommendation of the Finance Director and the Health & Emergency Management Department Director that the Board of Supervisors approve Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 102119 with Guild Consulting Services: Health Prevention and Surveillance Services to extend the contract term to align with the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grants FFY from July 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021 for a contract amount of $100,000.

Suggested Motion

Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 102119 with Guild Consulting-Consultation Services: Health Prevention and Surveillance Services to extend the term of the contract from July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021 in a not to exceed amount of $100,000.

Attachments
Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 102119
Contract No. 102119