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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services (DSS), or his designee, to sign Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement No. A-12656 with Solutions West, Inc., for the provision of eligibility case processing extending the Agreement to June 30, 2015, and adding $196,120 for a revised total Agreement amount of $665,320; and
b. Authorize the Director of DSS, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the total Agreement amount as set forth in Amendment No. 2, and does not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services (DSS), or his designee, to sign Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement No. A-12656 with Solutions West, Inc., for the provision of eligibility case processing extending the Agreement to June 30, 2015, and adding $196,120 for a revised total Agreement amount of $665,320; and
b. Authorize the Director of DSS, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) amendments to the Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% of the total Agreement amount as set forth in Amendment No. 2, and does not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Solutions West, Inc., provides temporary specialized staff to the Monterey County Department of Social Services (DSS) for the provision of eligibility case processing pursuant to Agreement No. A-12656. Due to a continuing need for temporary qualified specialized staff, in May 2014, the original Agreement was subject to an extension through December 2014; at that time it was not anticipated that the contract amount would need to be increased. Due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the technology challenges related to the interface between the Covered California eligibility system and the county consortia system, DSS is still facing ...
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