Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Lizelle Lirio de Luna, Director, Family Health Services
Subject: Agreements with Bay Area PL Services and Lookout Health Corporation to Implement Community-based Immunization Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the Chief of San Mateo County Health, or designee, to execute agreements and any associated amendments with Bay Area PL Services and Lookout Health Corporation for the term of July 16, 2022 through June 30, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $1,545,000 between the two agreements.
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BACKGROUND:
The San Mateo County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been contracting for community-based vaccination services under emergency authorization since February 2021. To date, County-sponsored community/standing clinics have delivered 123,253 vaccines to residents. With the delivery of Covid-19 vaccinations expecting to continue through FY 2022-23, to reduce severe illness and death and reduce health disparities, the EOC directed San Mateo County Health (SMCH) to enter into a competitive bid process to secure ongoing vaccine providers for the delivery of Covid-19 and other vaccinations targeting the County's health equity neighborhoods and residents.
DISCUSSION:
On June 1, 2022, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was released to 83 organizations seeking partnership with an experienced contractor(s) that can provide various vaccination services. Ten entities submitted proposals in response to the RFP.
On June 23, 2022, the proposals were evaluated by a review committee that chose to elevate proposals from Bay Area PL Services and Lookout Health Corporation as the proposals most aligned with County need.
There are four types of services included in the contracts:
1) Standing/Pop-up clinics with capacity for up to 400 vaccinations per day. Five standing clinics are curr...
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