Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Nicole Pollack, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Focus Strategies
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Focus Strategies to provide technical assistance for Continuum of Care and homeless system coordination increasing the amount by $391,010 for a total amount not to exceed $789,440 and increasing the term by two years for a new term of October 3, 2016 through June 30, 2020.
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BACKGROUND:
In May 2016, the Human Services Agency's (HSA) Center on Homelessness issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for providers of technical assistance for its homeless program. These services included: Continuum of Care (CoC) compliance; grant applications; coordinated entry planning; performance measurement and evaluation; project management; and project support. The RFP was sent to over sixty potential proposers. HSA received three proposals. Focus Strategies was selected as the provider that best met the needs of HSA for CoC compliance and system planning technical assistance. On October 3, 2016, the HSA Director executed an agreement with Focus Strategies (the Contractor) to provide technical assistance in the amount of $61,185 with a term of October 3, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
Through subsequent Amendments, the Agreement amount was increased by $337,245 to a total obligation not to exceed $398,430, and the term was extended by eighteen months to June 30, 2018.
DISCUSSION:
This amendment will allow continued technical assistance from Focus Strategies to ensure effective services, maximize available federal funding, ensure compliance and monitor outcomes in the areas of CoC compliance and homeless system coordination. The County of San Mateo's Center on Homelessness relies on the expertise of the Contractor to enhance the services provided to the homeless ...
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