Primary Department: Purchasing
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD
Secondary Department: Economic Equity and Opportunity
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Tiko Hausman
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): 220392
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Geocko, Inc. DBA FORWARD
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
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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 Geocko, Inc. DBA FORWARD to decrease funds by $175,000 to update the scope of services, reduce the amount of grant funds appropriated, update the budget in Exhibit B, and replace Exhibit E (the Federal Award Identification Table) for small business technical assistance and administer accelerator grants for the Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity for the extended period of June 6, 2026 - October 31, 2026 (220392).
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Background and Discussion:
The ARPA Steering Committee allocated up to $9 million in ARPA federal funding for the Harris Hub program. Harris Hub focuses on funding community-based organizations with experience and expertise in providing hands-on, tailored technical assistance to small businesses with an emphasis on supporting businesses and entrepreneurs that face multiple barriers.
The DEEO seeks to fund two Technical Assistance providers, BakerRipley and Roads Consulting Group, to provide customized and business-specific support to small businesses, and one Grant Administrator, FORWARD, to disburse grants awards to eligible businesses. FORWARD will work in partnership with BakerRipley and Roads Consulti...
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