Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Estella Gonzalez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 230095
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Children At Risk
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature
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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 Children At Risk to update the Budget (Exhibit B) for Early Learning Quality Network for Harris County for the period of October 10, 2023 - November 30, 2026, with no increase in the total contract amount (230095), Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: 0% - Specialized, Technical, or Unique in Nature.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County is piloting the Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN), a community-driven initiative aimed at improving early learning and care by collaborating with child care providers, families, and community stakeholders to enhance quality based on each focal area's unique strengths.
CHILDREN AT RISK, the Network Support Hub for ELQN, is proposing to reallocate funds from various non-Personnel line items to the Personnel and Contractual line items for both the Local Network Organization (LNO) Support Budget (i.e., programs budget) and Grant Administration Budget. The reallocation would allow the vendor to sustain the capacity of essential staff, thus maintaining high-quality programming and strong standards for monitoring, compliance, and reporting.
Expected Impact:
The approval of thi...
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