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File #: 2988-2017    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/2/2017 In control: Health & Human Services Committee
On agenda: 12/4/2017 Final action:
Title: To authorize the Board of Health to modify an existing contract with various vendors for the Ryan White Part A Program for the provision of outpatient ambulatory care, non-medical case management, medical case management, and Behavioral Health services for persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties; to authorize the expenditure of $423,205.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof; and to declare an emergency. ($423,205.00)
Attachments: 1. ORD2988 Attachment
Explanation

BACKGROUND: The City of Columbus received funding for the Ryan White Part A HIV Emergency Relief Grant Program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration. This grant requires Columbus Public Health to assure quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in Central Ohio (Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Morrow, Union, Madison, Pickaway and Fairfield counties). The Board of Health contracted with the following vendors to provide HIV-related somatic medical care and medical case management services. The term of the contract is March 1, 2017, through February 28, 2018.

Vendor Purchase Order Ord Number Amount
Southeast Inc PO055434 0493-2017 $510,933.00
Equitas Health PO055342 0492-2017 $1,311,159.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation PO062693 0490-2017 $240,273.00
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital PO055403 0491-2017 $461,393.00
The Ohio State University, OSU Wexner Medical Center PO070398 1406-2017 $240,000.00
TOTAL: $2,763,758.00

This ordinance is needed to modify and increase the above contracts for the amount of $423,205.00, for the total contract amount not to exceed $3,186,963.00. This modification will provide additional funding for the provision of Outpatient Ambulatory, Non-Medical Case Management, Medical Case Management, and Behavioral Health services. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005686) in December, 2014 according to bidding requirements of the City Code.

Vendor EIN Mod Amount
Southeast Inc 31-0940189 $0.00
Equitas Health 80-0813109 $278,407.00
AIDS Healthcare Foundation 95-4112121 $34,794.00
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 31-6056230 $50,004.00
The Ohio State University, OSU Wexner Medical Center 31-6025986 $60,000.00
TOTAL: $423,205.00

This modification is necessary because the supplemental gr...

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