Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Paige McInnis
Secondary Department: Public Health Services
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Proposals/Bids
Project ID (if applicable): 240159
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to reject the proposal(s) received for ACCESS Harris Evaluation for Public Health Services and that the project be reassessed and readvertised at a later date (240159).
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Background and Discussion:
On June 7, 2024, Purchasing advertised a Request for Proposal for a third-party evaluation of the ACCESS Harris Initiative. Since then, Merative, the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) subcontractor responsible for the Merative Integrated Care (MIC) portion of the ACCESS platform, discontinued support for the MIC module (MIC is the portion of the ACCESS platform used by case managers to collect client data). After reviewing the cost of the evaluation and considering the current program priorities to transition to a new case management system, Harris County Public Health (HCPH) has determined that an impact evaluation is not appropriate at this time. HCPH plans to reject and rebid at a later date.
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
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