STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 11, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a one-year service contract to complete a senior services strategic plan for the Office of Community Care for the term of one year from September 11, 2024 to September 10, 2025 with Guidehouse, Inc., most advantageous proposer of six - Not to exceed $250,000.00 - Financing: General Fund
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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 for completing a senior services strategic plan. Services included in this plan will consist of the following:
1. Review existing demographics profiles and identify additional opportunities to incorporate data analysis
2. Conduct a landscape analysis of organizations offering programs and services targeting or exclusively serving seniors and older adults
3. Create an index of senior services administered by the City of Dallas
4. Conduct a senior needs assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of City programs aligned with senior needs
5. Review Age Friendly Dallas Plan (2019), goals and strategies, and create an inventory of progress against each goal
6. Generate recommendations to address identified needs and service gaps
7. Evaluate the effectiveness of the City's communications related to older adults and generate recommendations related to communication and outreach strategies for older adults, with an emphasis on reaching those who are not already enrolled in available programming or otherwise connected to City programs and services
The key components of this mission are to evaluate the City's current ability to address issues specific to the elder community, a...
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