Professional Services for S83-E29194 – Approve an ordinance authorizing an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Recovery Center for the maximum amount not to exceed $365,149.00 for the First Responder Opioid Overdose Naloxone Training and Linkage into needed evidence-based services(“FRONTLINES”) project for Houston Health Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Houston Health Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an ordinance awarding a four (4) year Interlocal Agreement between the City of Houston and the Houston Recovery Center in the maximum amount not to exceed $365,149.00 to meet grant activities for the First Responder Opioid Overdose Naloxone Training and Linkage into needed evidence-based Services (FRONTLINES) Project. The Chief Procurement Officer and/or the Director of the Houston Health Department may terminate this contract at any time upon 30-days written notice to the contractor.
The FRONTLINES Project is a collaboration between Houston Health Department (HHD), Houston Fire Department (HFD), Houston Recovery Center (HRC), Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and University of Texas San Antonio (UTSA). The project will 1) ensure all HFD response units are equipped with naloxone opioid overdose kits 2) professional and lay first responders are trained in recognition and pre-hospital management of a person experiencing opioid overdose, including proper administration of naloxone and 3) all opioid overdose victims are offered linkages to treatment services, prevention education and ongoing case management.
Under this agreement the HRC will provide people who have experienced an opioid overdose a referral or direct linkages into evidence-based opioid use disorder treatment services through ongoing individual case management. HRC will also participate in the completion of the video production development for training the HFD responders as well as laypersons concerning the overdose prevention and emergency first response treatment utilizing Narcan.
MWBE Participation:
M/WBE Zero Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required for grant items.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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Estimated Spending Authority
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DEPARTMENT
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FY2020
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OUT YEARS
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TOTAL
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Houston Health Department
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$88,101.00
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$277,048.00
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$365,149.00
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