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a. Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign an agreement with Binti, Inc. for $28,000 to provide licenses, training, and support for resource family approval software for the period of October 31, 2018 through October 30, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($2,800) of the original contract amount, and do 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 to sign an agreement with Binti, Inc. for $28,000 to provide licenses, training, and support for resource family approval software for the period of October 31, 2018 through October 30, 2019; and
b. Authorize the Director of the Department of Social Services to sign up to three (3) amendments to the agreement where the total amendments do not exceed 10% ($2,800) of the original contract amount, and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
This Agreement with Binti, Inc. is to provide the Department of Social Services (DSS), Family and Children's Service Branch with the software and support services for supporting and tracking the Resource Family Approval (RFA) program throughout Monterey County.
RFA was authorized through Senate Bill 1013 (Chapter 35, Statutes of 2012) and requires the California Department of Social Services, in consultation with the county welfare agencies, foster parent associations, and other interested community parties, to implement a unified, family friendly and child-centered resource family approval process. RFA upgrades and unifies approval standards for all caregivers by replacing and streamlining the existing processes for licensing foster family homes, approving relative and non-relative extended family members as foster care providers, a...
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