Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: July 30, 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. 4, Contract Y23-2221, Providing Telehealth Psychiatric Services
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Amendment No. 4, Contract Y23-2221, Providing Telehealth Psychiatric Services, with Impower, Inc., in the amount of $59,287.50, for a revised total contract amount of $205,530. ([Health Services Department Fiscal and Operational Support Division] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This amendment will increase funding to allow the continuation of telehealth psychiatric services to inmates at the Orange County jail for the entire term of the contract. Exhibit "B" (Rv 2) - Budget will be replaced in its entirety with Exhibit "B" - Budget (Rv 3).
APPROVALS:
The Health Services Department concurs with this request.
REMARKS:
On March 29, 2023, the Procurement Division authorized award of Contract Y23-2221 to Impower, Inc., in the total estimated contract award amount of $98,812.50 for a one-year term with four one-year renewals.
In Orange County, individuals suffering from mental health disorders are frequently booked into, and released from, the Orange County Jail. Without effective treatment, many of these vulnerable individuals continue suffering from mental health issues. The Corrections Facility is in a unique position to provide treatment for these individuals in a controlled, safe environment while they are inmates at the Corrections Facility.
The Orange County Telehealth Psychiatric Services Program increases access to psychiatric services for inmates with mental health disorders while at the Corrections Facility. The program provides psychiatric services including psychiatric assessments, ongoing medication management, and psychiatric consultatio...
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