STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: September 28, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a (1) two-year service contract for programs to mitigate Drivers of Poverty for the Office of Community Care - Harmony Community Development Corporation in the amount of $1,061,795 and After-School All-Stars in the amount of $310,000; and (2) one-year service contract for programs to mitigate Drivers of Poverty for the Office of Community Care - Bridge Steps dba The Bridge in the amount of $180,000 and I Look Like Love, Inc. dba iLookLikeLOVE, Inc. in the amount of $48,496, most advantageous proposers of nine - Total not to exceed $1,600,291 - Financing: General 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.
These service contracts will provide for programs to mitigate Drivers of Poverty for the Office of Community Care. Services approved through this action will address Drivers of Poverty identified in the Mayor's Task Force on Poverty, focusing on providing residents access to food, mental health services, positive youth development programming, and direct client assistance. Additionally, these service contracts expand on the work established through the Coronavirus Relief Fund, working to alleviate communities with concentrated poverty addressed in the Economic Opportunity Assessment and be directed towards populations identified by the Drivers of Poverty taskforce.
A five-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
* Office of Community Care (2)
* Office of Economic Development (1)
* Office of Equity and Inclusion (1)
* Office of Pro...
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