Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Health entered into contract with Supplier Six Sigma, LLC to undertake a process improvement project using the Lean methodology to improve linkage to care for new consumers to medical case management services.
As the HIV System of Care has evolved and become more complex, the process of linking new consumers to medical case management has become significantly more complex and a need existed to improve the process. Supplier Six Sigma, LLC was contracted to manage, facilitate, and coordinate elements of a quality improvement project that seeks to increase case management standardization in the Central Ohio HIV care network using Lean principles.
This ordinance is needed to modify and increase the contract with Supplier Six Sigma, LLC in the amount of $13,225.00 for a total contract amount of $45,225.00. Additional funding is needed because at the time of the contract only a partial award for the Ryan White grant, which funds this contract, was issued. Since that time, additional Ryan White funding has been issued which allowed for funding to complete this contract. The modification amount was determined through negotiations with the vendor. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA006128) in November, 2015.
The contract compliance number for Supplier Six Sigma, LLC is 011291 and is good through October 28, 2017.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency so as to allow for the completion of this quality improvement project and allow full implementation as soon as possible for the Ryan White HIV care program.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this project is available within the Health Department Grants Fund.
Title
To authorize and direct the Board of Health to modify and increase an existing contract with Supplier Six Sigma, LLC in the amount of $13,225.00 for a quality improvement project for the Ryan White program; to authorize the expenditure of $13,225.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($13,225.00)
Body
WHEREAS, the Ryan White program has contracted with Supplier Six Sigma, LLC to manage, facilitate, and coordinate elements of a quality improvement project that seeks to increase case management standardization in the Central Ohio HIV care network using Lean principles; and
WHEREAS, $13,225.00 in additional funds are needed for the completion of this project; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to modify and increase contract PO016855 with Supplier Six Sigma, LLC for these services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency so that the project may be completed in a timely manner; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify this contract for the completion and implementation of the project deliverables and for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety, and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to modify and increase contract PO016855 with Supplier Six Sigma, LLC for a new total contract amount not to exceed $45,225.00 for the Ryan White Part A program.
SECTION 2. That to pay the cost of said contract modification, the expenditure of $13,225.00 or so much thereof as may be needed, is hereby authorized in Fund 2251 Health Department Grants Fund in object class 03 Services per the accounting codes in the attachment to this ordinance.
SECTION 3. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.