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 - Award
Project ID (if applicable): 240151
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): American Institutes for Research
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 13.3%
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of the Purchasing Agent for approval of an award on the basis of lowest priced proposal meeting requirements and that the County Judge execute an agreement with American Institutes for Research for Community Health and Violence Prevention Services (CHVPS) evaluation for Public Health Services for the period of April 10, 2025 - April 9, 2026 with four (4) one-year renewal options (240151), MWBE Contracted Goal: 13.3%.
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Background and Discussion:
Request for approval to award contract to American Institutes for Research for the execution of comprehensive evaluation of the Community Health and Violence Prevention Services Division programming for Harris County Public Health for the period of START through ENDING.
Harris County Public Health, Community Health and Violence Prevention Services (CHVPS) Division uses public health approaches to prevent and disrupt violence, as well as provide the appropriate level of response for residents experiencing non-emergency health, behavioral, and/or social welfare concerns in Harris County through two programs - the Relentless Interrupters Serving Everyone (RISE) (comprising the Community and Hospital Violence Interruption Programs), and the Holistic Assistance Response Team (HART).
CHVPS was established with goals to prevent violence and improve the health, wellbeing, and self-sufficiency of Harris County community members. Since March of 2022, the RISE and HART programs have fostered meaningful relationships with residents, businessowners, and partners, garnering the trust of community members and groups. RISE’s focus on engaging individuals at the highest risk of being victims or perpetrators of violence has resulted in the successful mediation and interruption of potential instances of gun violence. HART has significantly impacted Harris County, assisting with welfare checks, suspicious
persons, mental health, and other non-emergent 911 callers, thus helping to reduce unnecessary reliance on law enforcement, Fire, and EMS for non-emergent, social services, mental and behavioral health, and low-acuity medical-related issues addressed on-scene and pre-hospital.
Approving the award for evaluation of the CHVPS programs will provide Harris County with an objective comprehensive external evaluation of key performance indicators (KPIs), and other performance measures, inform the continuous quality improvement (CQI) process, increase the capacity of CHVPS personnel and partners to effectively respond to and serve residents of Harris County.
Expected Impact:
The comprehensive external evaluation, in addition to and outside of HCPH, will offer a fresh perspective, and identify strengths and weaknesses more objectively. The vendor has assigned a very diverse research and evaluation team whose collective knowledge and experiences propose to use rigorous methods germane to violence prevention and alternative response models to analyze data, providing evidence-informed insights into program outcomes and resource utilization.
Alternative Options:
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: B: Reduce criminal legal system exposure that does not advance public safety.
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Prior Court Action (if any):
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/10/2025
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Lupe Washington, Director of Community Health and Violence Prevention Services Division, Public Health Services; Gisselle Zapata, Contract Manager, Purchasing
Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Amendment