STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: February 22, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a one-year subrecipient contract in the amount of $1,000,000, with a one-year renewal option in the amount of $1,000,000, as detailed in the Fiscal Information, for the purpose of administering a program that focuses on the four pillars of digital equity: access, affordability, devices, and literacy skills to residents for the City Manager's Office - Dallas Innovation Alliance, most advantageous proposer of three - Total not to exceed $2,000,000 - Financing: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This service contract will provide the administering of a program that focuses on the four pillars of digital equity: access, affordability, devices, and literacy skills to residents for City Manager's Office. The Digital Navigators Program (program) is to bridge the digital divide and mitigate the negative effects of digital inequity in targeted communities. The program will serve within city limits to Dallas residents who are low income, which is defined as at or below 80% Area Median Income (AMI), under a subrecipient agreement. The program will ensure community members are educated, trained, and connected to all services that require connectivity to improve quality of life, including the basics: devices, internet plans, basic skills/tech support; as well as education, job training/applications, transportation, telehealth, and basic services. This includes communities that have been most impacted by COVID-19, families with school-age children, adole...
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