Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton
Managing Department: Public Health Services
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Final Investment Memo
Project Name: Public Health Fleet
Project ID (if applicable): TBD
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Incremental Authorization Requested: $263,920
Total Estimated Project Cost: $263,920
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Final Investment Memo for the Public Health Fleet project in the amount of $263,920 and request for approval of commercial paper in the amount of $265,000.
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Project Description:
The project will acquire, outfit, and place into service fleet assets necessary to support HCPH field operations and emergency preparedness.
For PHPR (Public Health Preparedness and Response), fleet expansion is necessary due to significant growth in staffing and operational responsibilities. PHPR has grown from approximately 8 employees during the COVID-19 period to approximately 20 employees across 10 functional teams. These teams support routine preparedness activities as well as disease outbreaks, Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) operations, environmental health emergencies, disaster response, training and exercises, community outreach, continuity of operations, and coordination with more than 50 partner agencies.
PHPR also participates in approximately 430+ partner meetings annually and requires vehicles approximately 175–250 times per vehicle annually. Additional fleet capacity is necessary to support simultaneous ac...
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