Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Cribs for Kids for the purchase of baby safety survival kits which include portable cribs and Safe Sleep materials needed by Columbus Public Health. On average, a baby dies every other week due to unsafe sleep practices in Franklin County. Columbus Public Health has a need to purchase baby safety survival kits to ensure a safe sleep environment for children of Franklin County. This purchase order will allow for the purchase of 650 baby safety survival kits. The purchase of the baby safety survival kits is also a grant requirement as part of the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS) Safe Sleep Grant.
Cribs for Kids, a not-for-profit agency, is the sole source of the Graco Pack n Play baby safety survival kits. It was determined through hands-on testing and a review of the Consumer Products Safety Commission reports, that the Graco Pack n Play is by far the safest and most reliable because their units contain all of the patented safety mechanisms that continue to make them the leader in the industry. Columbus Public Health has an existing License Trade Agreement with Cribs for Kids. There is an immediate need to purchase the baby safety survival kits due to grant deliverable requirements. In 2016, 1,130 baby safety survival kits were distributed to caregivers of infants without a safe sleep surface.
Cribs for Kid’s contract compliance number is 251442806 and is effective through October 5, 2017.
This ordinance is submitted as an emergency to continue the work on the deliverables set forth by the FCDJFS grant and to continue to provide a safe sleep environment for children of Franklin County
FISCAL IMPACT: Monies for this purchase were budgeted in the Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services Grant in the Health Department Grants Fund.
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To authorize the Director of Finance and...
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