S85-T29052.A1 Approve an ordinance authorizing a first amendment to Contract No. 4600015908 between the City of Houston and Bee Busy Learning Academy, Inc. for 1) Community-Based HIV/STD Counseling, Testing, Referral and Linkage Services, and 2) HIV Health Education and Risk Reduction Services for the Houston Health Department.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Director of the Houston Health Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing a first amendment to the contract between the City of Houston and Bee Busy Learning Academy, Inc. (approved by Ordinance No. 2020-0165, passed on February 26, 2020) to include federal standards required in connection with the use of federal grant funds for the purchase of a vehicle by Contractor for 1) Community-Based HIV/STD Counseling, Testing, Referral and Linkage Services, and 2) HIV Health Education and Risk Reduction Services for the Houston Health Department.
This contract was awarded on February 26, 2020 by Ordinance No. 2020-0165 for a three-year term, with two one-year options in the original amount of $1,425,577.00. The contract commenced on March 3, 2020 and to date, there is a remaining balance of $1,020,577.00 in the contract. This amendment is requested to include federal standards required in connection with the use of federal grant funds for the purchase of a vehicle by Contractor. The purchase of a cargo van will allow the contractor to transport equipment and supplies to program health, testing and community events. Additionally, the vehicle will be used to transport blood and urine specimens and pick-up lab results from the laboratory.
The scope of work requires the contractor to provide, but not limited to, community-based testing, referral, linkage, routine screening, HIV health education and HIV prevention efforts in communities where HIV is most heavily concentrated to achieve the greatest impact in decreasing the risks of acquiring HIV, increase HIV testing, increase access to care and improve health outcomes for people living with HIV by linking them to continuous and coordinated quality care and needed medical, prevention and social services, increase awareness and education about HIV and STDs and how to prevent transmission, expand targeted efforts to prevent infections using a combination of effective, evidence-based approaches, including delivery of integrated and coordinated biomedical behavioral, and structural HIV prevention interventions, and reduce HIV-related disparities and promote health equity in Houston/Harris County.
M/WBE Participation
Zero-Percentage Goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Authority
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division