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: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 240190
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Houston Area Women's Center, Inc.
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
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 Houston Area Women's Center, Inc. to revise the department and update the budget for domestic violence system coordination & support services for Public Health Services for the period of December 10, 2024 - December 9, 2025, with no increase in the total contract amount (240190), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
Per the National Network to End Domestic Violence, Texas has the highest turn-away rate for calls requesting shelter and nonresidential safety in the nation (39%). Houston and Harris County have the highest family violence homicide rate and the highest shelter turn-away rate in the state. Harris County currently has twenty known stakeholders that provide some degree of service to domestic violence (DV) survivors.
Coordination between these stakeholders is needed to streamline services and strengthen the county's response to DV. The ARPA Steering Committee approved RFP Guidelines recommendations to seek a contract for Domestic Violence System Support & Coordination, which has been awarded to Houston Area Women's Ce...
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