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a. Approve and authorize the Director or the designee of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with LDV, Inc. to retrofit an existing county van as a mobile office to be used to support outreach and enrollment, including nonstandard term of agreement and termination, for the period of August 13, 2024 through February 28, 2025, in the amount of $189,388; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($18,938) of the agreement amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work, and not to exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $208,326.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or the designee of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with LDV, Inc. to retrofit an existing county van as a mobile office to be used to support outreach and enrollment, including nonstandard term of agreement and termination, for the period of August 13, 2024 through February 28, 2025, in the amount of $189,388; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($18,938) of the agreement amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work, and not to exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $208,326.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Retrofitting the existing county van is part of a broader community benefits plan to implement a mobile outreach and benefits enrollment service model to serve hard to reach populations by addressing barriers of access, including meeting clients where they are located during nontraditional "office hours". Retrofitting the van will provide a critical component necessary for targeting our harder to reach immigrant populations by providing outreach and service navigation aimed at acknowledging and overcomi...
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