Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Stephanie K Starks DBA Starks Counseling & Consultation Services LLC, for crisis grief counseling and training services for an amount not to exceed $75,000.00.
Columbus Public Health’s (CPH) Neighborhood Social Services (NSS) section has a need for culturally sensitive crisis grief counseling for families after a violent loss. Additionally, the contractor will provide a sibling loss group, to effectively work with both youth and adults related to grief and emotional healing, provide a workshop on coping for families during the first year after a loss, and finally the contract will also provide one traumatic grief training to share best practices with professionals prior to contract’s end date. These services will be provided at Starks Counseling & Consultation Services and Columbus Public Health.
The contract period is from February 1, 2024 through January 31, 2025.
These services were publicly posted to the City of Columbus Vendor Services website from November 8, 2023 through November 29, 2023 according to bidding requirements of the City Code. 266 vendors registered with the City of Columbus were notified of the RFP. A total of 4 vendors submitted proposals to the RFP through Bonfire: Cornerstone of Hope; Holistic Consultation; Metamorphosis Counseling and Consulting, LLC; and Stephanie K Starks DBA Starks Counseling & Consultation Services, LLC. The CPH evaluation committee, utilizing established scoring criteria, unanimously recommended awarding the contract to Stephanie K Starks.
The contract compliance number for Stephanie K Starks is CC-042750.
Emergency action is requested in order to remain in alignment with the grant period and deliverables by not delaying the start of this contract. Any delay could result in the contract period surpassing the allowable grant period.
FISCAL IMPACT: Expenditures to provide these services are budgeted in ...
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