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a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with LDV, Inc to create a custom-built mobile office for outreach services, including nonstandard term of agreement and termination, for the period of August 13, 2024 through December 31, 2025, in the amount of $730,846; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($73,085) of the contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work, and not to exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $803,931.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with LDV, Inc to create a custom-built mobile office for outreach services, including nonstandard term of agreement and termination, for the period of August 13, 2024 through December 31, 2025, in the amount of $730,846; and
b. Authorize the Director or designee of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($73,085) of the contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work, and not to exceed the maximum aggregate amount of $803,931.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Department of Social Services was awarded a three-year process and technology grant of $858,348 by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service. The funding for this grant will create a mobile enrollment office within a 26-foot van that will have a regular route to areas with the highest levels of food insecurity that will also support the community during natural disasters.
Customers currently have the options to call, apply online, or to visit one of our offices. Evaluating the services we offer in our offices and by sending individuals out in cars, the value of a mobile office...
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