Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: December 5, 2024
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Thomas V. Hall, Director, Drug Free Office
PHONE: 407-836-7319
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Y24-2220, Orange County Better Access to Treatment Project
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Contract Y24-2220, Orange County Better Access to Treatment Project, with Adventist Health System/ Sunbelt, Inc., dba AdventHealth Orlando, in the total contract award amount of $400,800 for a two-year term. ([Health Services Department Drug Free Community Office] Procurement Division)
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PROCUREMENT:
This contract will provide intensive case management services to inmates recently released from the Orange County Corrections Facility. The period of performance of this contract is January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 0001-060-0394-3159.
APPROVALS:
The Drug Free Office concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
In accordance with the Code of Ordinances, Part 1, Chapter 17, Article III, Section 17-286 - Application and Exclusions, agreements between the Board and nonprofit organizations are excluded from competitive procurement requirements.
On October 29, 2024, the Board approved Contract Y24-2220, but it has since been determined that there was an error in the contract term. This request corrects the term to a two-year term as described in the contract.
In Orange County, individuals suffering from mental health and substance use disorders are frequently booked into, and released from, the Orange County Corrections Facility. Without effective treatment, many of these vulnerable individuals continue using substances.
Case managers will coordinate with community-based providers to ensure that clients are referred to appropriate programs and services. Based on last year's reporting, staff projects services to be provided to ...
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