Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: October 3, 2024
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: John Goodrich, Deputy Director, Health Services Department
PHONE: 407-836-7689
SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment No. 6, Contract Y22-124, Medication Assisted Treatment Program
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Amendment No. 6, Contract Y22-124, Medication Assisted Treatment Program, with Aspire Health Partners, Inc., in the amount of $124,253 for a revised estimated contract amount of $623,258. ([Health Services Department Corrections Health Services Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
The amendment will revise the budget and add additional funds to support the increased hours of operation of the jail Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program. The additional hours will allow the program to go from treating up to 50 inmates per day to a maximum of 100 inmates per day.
The MAT program dispenses methadone, suboxone, and vivitrol medication to inmates with opioid use disorder seven days a week in the jail. In addition, the program has on onsite medical provider to conduct new patient and follow-up exams related to MAT.
This is a cost reimbursement contract, so only actual costs will be reimbursed.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in the account number 0001-060-3909-3197.
APPROVALS:
The Health Services Department concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
On September 28, 2021, the Board authorized award of contract Y22-124 with Aspire Heath Partners, Inc. in the amount of $449,005 for a one-year term with further approval for the Procurement Division to renew the contract for four additional one-year terms. This contract was approved in accordance with the Code of Ordinances, Part I, Chapter 17, Article III, Section 17-286 - Applications and exclusions.
Previous contract amendments are as follows:
Amendment No. 1: Renewed the contract for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, Replaced Exhibit B, Budget, with Exhibit B-1 and increased the total contract amount by $50,000, for a revised estimated contract amount of $499,005. This increase was authorized under the authority of the Procurement Division.
Amendment No. 2: Replaced Exhibit B-1, Budget, with Exhibit B-2. No change to the estimated contract amount.
Amendment No. 3: Renewed the contract for the period of October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024. No change to the estimated contract amount.
Amendment No. 4: Replaced Exhibit B-2, Budget, with Exhibit B-3. No change to the estimated contract amount.
Amendment No. 5: Renewed the contract for the period of October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. No change to the estimated contract amount.