Department: Purchasing
Department Head/Elected Official: DeWight Dopslauf
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220162
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Urban Harvest, Inc.
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible
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 Urban Harvest, Inc. to decrease funds by $358,198 to adjust the Federal Award Identification Table for reducing food insecurities for Public Health Services for the period of November 15, 2022 - March 14, 2025 (220162), Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: 0% - Non-Divisible.
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Background and Discussion:
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 0.8M Harris County residents were estimated to be food insecure, with an additional 1.3M residents at risk of food insecurity. The pandemic only exacerbated these challenges, with local food banks seeing significant increases in demand for food. Harris County has been able to provide substantial immediate relief to local organizations, funding labor services to food banks across the County via an umbrella grant to the Houston Food Bank. The purpose of this amendment is to revise the statement of work.
Expected Impact: Strengthen Urban Harvest's food distribution infrastructure, support local farmers, and improve County residents' health through expanded access to fresh produce and nutrition education.
Alternative Options:
N/A
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):
Date
Agenda Item #
Action Taken
5/10/2022
22-2805
Approval of a project scheduled for advertisement and consent for
8/23/2022
22-5048...
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