Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220410
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Rupani Foundation
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent that the County Judge execute an amendment to an agreement with Rupani Foundation to update the Scope of Work for pilot or expand early childhood programs through the early childhood impact fund for Harris County for the period of May 16, 2023 - May 15, 2025, with no increase in the total contract amount (220410), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
The County released an RFP in late 2020 to solicit applications from service providers, organizations, and
researchers to implement a three-year program.
Rupani Foundation was chosen to support parent training and wraparound services for families across Harris
County. The program will expand the number of families knowledgeable in child and brain development in
Harris County which will in turn support the social emotional and academic skills of young children in under
Resourced, and first generation, and immigrant communities.
Going into Year 2 of implementation, the Rupani Foundation is requesting to adjust their KPI targets for number of facilitators completing Brain Builders Training from 32 facilitators to 27 facilitators.
Expected Impact:
For this KPI adjustment, the expected impact is to have cohesion and alignment between the contract requirements and KPIs being reported.
Alternative Options:
Keeping current contract language will result in Rupani Foundation having misalignment of targets accounted for in the contract and KPI reporting documents.
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