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Probation Department recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment I to Agreement for Services 3408 with Noble Software Group, LLC, for access to proprietary cloud-based software and as-needed specialized training services, to increase the amount of the contract by $18,844.88 for a total not to exceed amount of $136,451.88 for the term of October 28, 2018, through October 31, 2021; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Agreement for Services 3408, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
As a continued effort to engage in evidence-based practices as the standard for programs and services, Noble Software Group’s (Noble) current contract provides for licensing for the Noble Assessment Platform. The Assessment Platform provides numerous juvenile and adult risk and needs assessments, all of which are evidence-based. These fully validated assessment tools provide a foundation to identify an offender's risk to community safety and address offender’s needs, based on their risk of reoffending and addresses the underlying criminogenic needs to make sustainable behavioral changes for each offender while also providing a more consistent process to address offender’s needs. The Noble software is also used to satisfy data collection and reporting requirements.
Probation has identified the need to conduct two additional days of training for staff. In addition, there were unanticipated annual license costs for the contract year of November 1, 2020, through October 31, 2021. Due to these two factors, the Probation Department is requesting an increase in funding for Agreement 3408.
ALTERNATIVES
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PRIOR BOARD ACTION
18-1521 #17, 10/16/2018
OTHER DEPARTMENT / AGENCY INVOLVEMENT
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CAO RECOMMENDATION / COMM...
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