Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into and, if needed, modify contracts with the following vendors: Aids Healthcare Foundation, Equitas Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Central Outreach Wellness Center, The Ohio State University, and Lifecare Alliance, to provide Ending the HIV Epidemic related services, contingent upon acceptance and passage of Ordinance 0713-2026.
These services execute and promote medical and support services to any persons living with HIV. Key strategies of Ending the HIV Epidemic grant program are: Diagnose, Treat, Prevent, and Respond and have allowable service categories as defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration HIV/AIDS Bureau. The purpose of the grant program is to focus resources in jurisdictions with substantial HIV burden to implement strategies, interventions, approaches, core medical and support services to reduce new HIV infections in the United States.
To assist in implementing the key grant initiatives, contracts will be executed with qualified vendors. The term of the contract with each qualified vendor is March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2027, with funding based on vendor estimates of annual funding requirements for allowable services. These services encompassing Ryan White Part A and Ending the HIV Epidemic were advertised through vendor services with RFQ023101 on October 10, 2022, according to bidding requirements of the City Code.
This RFQ covers a 60-month grant period, March 1, 2023 to February 28, 2028 annual contracts will be issued. The following vendors were included in RFQ023101: AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Equitas Health, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Central Outreach Wellness Center, and The Ohio State University. Lifecare Alliance is also included in this Ordinance; Lifecare Alliance is not for profit agency and are exempt from bidding according to bidding requirements of the City...
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