Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health was awarded a two-month extension for the Implementing Enhanced HIV Prevention and Surveillance for Health Departments to End the HIV Epidemic (EHE) in Ohio Grant Program from the Ohio Department of Health. Also, referenced in Ordinance 1046-2024. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify existing contracts with the following qualified vendors: Aids Healthcare Foundation, Equitas Health, and Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. dba Primary One Health.
These services include, but are not limited to, outpatient ambulatory services, resource navigation, counseling, testing, referral services, and client transportation. These services are needed to identify people living with HIV, while simultaneously supporting at-risk clients that test HIV-negative access resources to help them prevent HIV acquisition, including PrEP and other resources that disrupt negative health outcomes by addressing social determinants of health.
The contract terms for all modifications included in this ordinance are from August 1, 2023, through extended grant end date of July 31, 2024. Aids Healthcare Foundation, Equitas Health and Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. dba Primary One Health are not for profit agencies and are exempt from bidding according to bidding requirements of the City Code 329.30.
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (CC-010938): contract increased by $11,056.80, for a new total amount not to exceed $66,340.80.
Equitas Health (CC-004721): contract increased by $42,500.00, for a new total amount not to exceed $212,500.00.
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. dba Primary One Health (CC-005542): contract increased by $24,000.00, for a new total amount not to exceed $144,000.00.
Total contract modification amounts: $77,556.80
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure that quality Ending the Epidemic (EHE) services continue to be available to eligible EHE clients, to ensure timely pa...
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