Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC ─ Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 10000100000781
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept an amendment to an agreement with Texas Department of State Health Services in the amount of $1,150,732, with no required match, for the COVID/IDCU (SARS-CoV-2) grant.
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Background and Discussion:
The purpose of this contract is to provide funding for epidemiology, surveillance, and enhanced laboratory outbreak response activities. This amendment increases the contract by $1,150,732.00 for outbreak response activities and revises the Statement of Work.
Expected Impact:
The COVID/IDCU Grant supplements Public Health Services’ ability to provide resources for staff that assist with specimen collection and testing sites and the surveillance lab reporting in Harris County.
Alternative Options:
There is no alternative option.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
|
04/18/2024 |
13 |
Amendment # 3 |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
|
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
|
Service Name |
COVID-19 |
|
|
|
Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
|
Funding Sources |
|
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
|
|
|
Grant |
$997,268 |
$153,464 |
$1,150,732 |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Current Budget |
$997,268 |
$153,464 |
$1,150,732 |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
|
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
|
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Request |
$997,268 |
$153,464 |
$1,150,732 |
$ |
|
Personnel(Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Total Personnel |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: August 06, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): August 06, 2024
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jennifer Kiger, MPH, Director, Office of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Emerging Diseases, Public Health Services
Attachments (if applicable): Amendment, Signature Page