L12618.A5 - Approve an ordinance authorizing a fifth amendment to Contract No. 4600013851 between the City of Houston and Greater Houston HealthConnect, Inc., (approved by Ord. No. 2016-0458 on June 15, 2016) to extend the contract term from December 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025, with the option to extend through December 31, 2025 for the continued services of the Emergency Telehealth and Navigation Program (ETHAN Program) for Houston Information Technology Services on behalf of the Houston Fire Department.
SPECIFIC EXPLANATION:
The Chief Information Officer and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing a fifth amendment to the contract between the City of Houston and Greater Houston HealthConnect, Inc. (GHHC), to extend the contract term from December 31, 2024, to March 31, 2025, with the option to extend through December 31, 2025 for the continued services of the ETHAN program for the Houston Fire Department (HFD).
The Original Agreement was awarded on June 15, 2016, by Ordinance No. 2016-0458 for a three (3) year initial term, with two (2) additional one-year option periods, in the amount of $969,807.00. On May 15, 2019, a first amendment was approved by Ordinance No.2019-0366, increasing the maximum contract amount from $969,807.00 to $1,874,104.00 and extending the contract term to September 30, 2021. On July 28, 2021, a second amendment was approved by Ordinance 2021-0649, extending the contract term to June 28, 2023, and a third amendment was approved June 14, 2023, by Ordinance No. 2023-0452, extending the contract term to June 28, 2024. On June 18, 2024, a fourth amendment was approved by Ordinance 2024-0471, increasing the maximum contract amount from $1,874,104.00 to $1,894,895.00 and extending the contract term from June 28, 2024, to September 30, 2024, with three additional one-month extensions (through December 31, 2024). This requested extension of the contract term will ensure that there is no gap in the services provided under the ETHAN program.
Pursuant to the terms of the Original Agreement GHHC implemented the ETHAN Program, whereby GHHC provides or arranges to provide for patients who are determined by HFD to have a non-emergency condition, software and services enabling patients to be scheduled for an appointment at a Safety-Net Clinic and provide alternate transportation to an appropriate health care facility. The ETHAN Program primarily serves uninsured patients.
M/WBE Participation:
MWBE Zero Percentage Goal Document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Fiscal Note:
There is no impact to the fiscal budget or no additional spending authority. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer Lisa Kent, Chief Information Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division Houston Information Technology Services