Explanation
BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio to provide the delivery of Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) services, underlying Ordinance 0446-2024. Columbus Public Health has been awarded grant funding originating from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), for the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Grant Program, referenced in Ordinance 0441-2024.
These EHE services for this modification include, but not limited to, Housing Services, Emergency Financial Assistance, and Client Transportation to achieve viral suppression for individuals living with HIV. The contract period for this contract modification is March 1, 2024 through February 28, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $275,000.00 for a new total contract amount of $400,000.00.
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio (CC-006115) is a not for profit agency and is exempt from bidding according to bidding requirements of the City Code 329.30. The original contract was set at a partial price point due a partial notice of award being awarded at the start of the grant cycle. This contractor has an ancillary client specific housing first program model that is currently under contract aligns and operates with EHE grant initiatives. As a result, due to the one-year grant cycle this contract was not awarded through other procurement processes specified in chapter 329.09. The price point for all services included in this modification is determined by anticipated client services with enrolled clients in the program.
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 payment to providers, and for Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio to be able to continue offering Ending the HIV Epidemic services to their existing work which aligns...
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