Explanation
BACKGROUND: In January, 2017, Columbus Public Health received funding from the Ohio Department of Health for the 2017 HIV Prevention grant program. In March, 2017, Columbus Public Health was awarded additional grant monies for the 2017 HIV Prevention grant program. These supplemental funds must be used to support existing PrEP programs to cover any gaps in programming and/or social media and marketing that focuses on engaging target populations in HIV prevention activities, and must be spent by June 30, 2017. $75,000.00 of these additional grant funds will be used for the implementation of a PrEP awareness media campaign. To complete the deliverables of the grant, Columbus Public Health will contract with Beyond Spots and Dots. The contract compliance number for Beyond Spots and Dots is 870790007 and is active through 3/1/2019.
This ordinance is needed to authorize a contract with Beyond Spots and Dots to implement a PrEP awareness media campaign. We originally anticipated receiving $40,000 in additional grants funds. These services were bid via RFQ004594, and Beyond Spots and Dots was the sole bidder. After the RFQ closed, we received notice from the Ohio Department of Health that we would actually be receiving more in additional grant funds. Because of the late award of these supplemental grant funds, there is not sufficient time to solicit bids a second time for this project. Therefore, this ordinance waives the competitive bidding provisions of Chapter 329 of the City Code.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to ensure the grant deliverables are met within the required timeline.
FISCAL IMPACT: This contract is entirely funded by grant awards from the Ohio Department of Health. This Ordinance is contingent on Ordinance No. 0747-2017.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with Beyond Spots and Dots to implement a PrEP awareness media campaign; to authorize the expenditure of $75,000.00 from...
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