Title Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of meal services to shelter clients provided by Contractor are in the public’s best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B), El Dorado County Charter, Section 210(b)(6), and/or Government Code Section 31000;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 6783 with Upper Room Dining Hall, Inc., with a not to exceed amount of $565,380, and for the term of 18 months from January 10, 2023, through July 9, 2024; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or HHSA Deputy Director of Community Services, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 6783, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: 100% state and federal grant funding awarded under the Health and Human Services Agency Housing and Homelessness Services Program.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On January 6, 2022, the Chief Administrative Office (CAO) Procurement and Contracts Division, on behalf of the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), released Request for Qualifications (RFQ) 22-952-033 to solicit responses for a variety of Homelessness Outreach, Prevention, Housing Supports and Supportive Services in the County of El Dorado (County). The RFQ invited Respondents to propose the provision/delivery of meals for homeless clients as an optional service component in anticipation that the County would need a Contractor to provide these services over the next three years. As an outcome to the evaluative process of this RFQ, the Upper Room Dining Hall, Inc. (Upper Room), was added to the qualified vendor list for meal services.
On April 19, 2022, the County of El Dorado...
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