Explanation
BACKGROUND
Ordinance 2097-2025 accepted the award of the grant from Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS) for $799,999.30. This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Office of CelebrateOne to enter into contract with and create purchase orders with the vendors HALO Dream Inc, Amazon.com Services LLC DBA Amazon Capital Services Inc , Franklin County Historical Society DBA COSI and 4Imprint Inc. in the amount of up to $280,000.00, for the Office of CelebrateOne.
The Office of CelebrateOne is utilizing the funding from FCDJFS to fund the material needs of several different programs such as the Doula Discovery events which allow families to find someone they feel comfortable with before birth. Doula matching events help families build a personal connection with a doula of their choice. When families are able to build a connection with their doula from the beginning, they are more likely to remain engaged in services and feel supported throughout their pregnancy journey. The CelebrateOne Connectors Program, who perform the mission critical community outreach, providing access and references to a number of different resources. This ensures that the mission reducing infant mortality is progressed every day, one family at a time. These funds will provide tabling supplies for their continual community outreach events, as well as building diaper bags that will be utilized in a number of CelebrateOne community events, as a tangible resource to new and expectant mothers.
Due to the additional time, number and variety of different items included, it would be not be possible to successfully bid out and purchase the necessary items for these events within the pressing time constraints of the FCDJFS Grant, which ends June 30th 2026. The Office of CelebrateOne believes it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to waive the competitive bidding requirements of Chapter 329 for these purchases to allow the grant funds to be spent fo...
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