Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tiko Reynolds-Hausman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220193
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): BakerRipley
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 2%
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an 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 BakerRipley in the additional amount of $932,036 to update the budget in Exhibit B and update the Federal Award Identification Table in Exhibit E for Child Care Contracted Slots Program for the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for the extended period of January 31, 2025 - December 31, 2026 (220193), MWBE Contracted Goal: 2%.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Commissioners Court approved the Early REACH program on June 14, 2022, to address local child care affordability and access challenges. The program vendor is BakerRipley (in partnership with United Way of Greater Houston). The goals of Early REACH include:
• Creating 800-1,000 new slots in high-quality child care centers in child care deserts for children aged zero to four.
• Serving 800-1,000 children annually from families in high Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) areas or low-income households.
• Improving working conditions and reducing turnover for childcare staff.
BakerRipley is amending its budget to reallocate approximately $1.45M across various Personnel and non-Personnel line items to the child care subsidy line item. The reallocation would allow the vendor to maintain a higher number of high-quality contracted slots through the life of the program.
Expected Impact:
The amendment will enable BakerRipley to maintain a higher number of child care slots through the end of programming in September 2026 (the vendor contract ends in December 2026, accounting for three months for administrative close out). This will allow for a natural attrition as children age out of the program. It would also grant participating families additional time to seek other child care services in anticipation of program close out, ensuring consistency of care. This amendment would not impact the program’s scope of work or the ability to meet Key Performance Indicators.
Alternative Options:
Commissioners Court could forgo approval of the amendment, which would reduce the number of high-quality child care days received by participating families.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 3. Make our economy more inclusive.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): Choose an item.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): K1: Advance child care quality and accessibility through workforce development programming and child care slots.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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6/14/22 |
10 |
Advertisement Approval |
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1/31/23 |
444 |
Award Approval |
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7/18/23 |
17 |
Amendment No. 1 Approval |
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12/19/23 |
18 |
Amendment No. 2 Approval |
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10/8/24 |
29 |
Amendment No. 3 Approval |
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1/8/25 |
208 |
Amendment No. 4 Approval |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Child Care Contracted Slots Program for Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity |
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2651 - American Rescue Plan 2021 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/19/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Tiko Reynolds-Hausman, Executive Director, Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, Santrice Jones, Director, Early Childhood Initiatives, Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity; Gisselle Zapata, Sr. Contract Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Agreement