Interoffice Memorandum
DATE: August 20, 2026
TO: Mayor Jerry L. Demings and County Commissioners
FROM: Carrie Mathes, FNIGP, CFCM, NIGP-CPP, CPPO, C.P.M., Manager II, Procurement Division
CONTACT: Isabelle Klier-Graham, Manager, Mental Health and Homelessness Division
PHONE: 407-836-3187
SUBJECT: Approval of Agreement Y27-2200 for Functional Family Therapy Services for the Mental Health and Homelessness Division
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approval of Agreement Y27-2200 for Functional Family Therapy Services, with Bay Area Youth Services, Inc. dba BAYS Florida, in the total contract award amount of $668,181.60 for a one-year term. Further request Board authorization for the Procurement Division to renew this contract for four additional one-year terms [(Community and Family Services Department Mental Health and Homelessness Division) Procurement Division]
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PROCUREMENT:
This agreement supports functional family therapy (FFT) services, which is an effective, short-term, evidence-based family counseling service designed for youth ages 10 through 18 years old who are at risk or have been referred to the program for behavioral or emotional problems. FFT works with a young person’s whole family and extrafamilial influences to facilitate growth and development. The performance period is October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
FUNDING:
Funding is available in account number 0001-62-2504-8611.
APPROVALS:
The Mental Health and Homelessness Division concurs with this recommendation.
REMARKS:
In accordance with the Code of Ordinances, Part I, Chapter 17, Article 111, Section 17-286 - Application and exclusions, agreements between the Board and non-profit entities are excluded from competitive procurement requirements.
In August 2013, the Youth Mental Health Commission (YMHC) began to examine the youth mental health system of care in Orange County. After meeting for over a year, the Commission produced a detailed report on the state of youth mental health ser...
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