Health and Safety for E30107 – Approve payment of invoices to Doctors Hospital 1997 LP DBA United Medical Memorial Center in the total amount of $161,752.50 for management of community-based COVID-19 testing sites for the Houston Health Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Houston Health Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve payment of invoices to Doctors Hospital 1997 LP DBA United Medical Memorial Center (UMMC) in the total amount of $161,752.50 for the management of community-based COVID-19 testing sites and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order.
Houston Health Department contracted with UMMC to manage Houston-area community-based COVID-19 testing sites beginning in the fall of 2020. UMMC provided the following services: testing, counseling of persons testing positive, billing, data collection, reporting, and transportation of lab specimens. These services were required to prevent delay of diagnosis and treatment of infected individuals, and to prevent the rampant spread of COVID-19 in the community. HHD has reconciled invoices submitted by the vendor and this is the final payment for these services.
This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 252.022(a)(2) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality’s residents” is exempt from the competitive requirements for purchases.
MWBE Participation:
This procurement is exempt from M/WBE subcontracting participation goal because the department utilized the health and safety exemption for this purchase.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First ordinance. It does not apply to this procurement, because it involves the use of federal funds and is subject to specific procurement rules of the federal government.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Estimated Spending Authority
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Department
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FY22
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Health Department
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$161,752.50
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$0.00
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$161,752.50
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