To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #72-052-14 with The HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #72-052-14 with The HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda County (HEPPAC) , a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $674,390, for the provision of harm reduction services, including substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and needle exchange services for persons who inject drugs (PWID) in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual expenditures of up to $674,390 over a three-year period and will be funded 55% by AODS Opioid Settlement Fund; 43% County General Fund; and 2% CCRMC Residents Fund as budgeted by the Department for FY, 2024-25, FY 2025-26, and FY 2026-27.
BACKGROUND:
Since 1999, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has endorsed the provision of needle exchange services within the County. The major goals of these services are to slow the rates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection attributed to injection drug use, eliminate HIV and other bloodborne pathogens for unborn children, to ensure access to treatment and support services for PWID, and reduce the risk of needle sticks for safety officers. The HIV Education and Prevention Project of Alameda has been contracted with the County providing these services since 2013. Contractor will provide harm reduction services to PWID, including HIV/STI testing and SUD treatment service referrals, needle exchange program, public health education, and purchase and maintenance of public health vending machines to provide the population with toiletries and other needs.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor staff meet on regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Following a Request for Proposal (RFP), this Contract was awarded to HEPPAC by the Public Works Department on June 7, 2024.
Approval of Contract #72-052-14 will allow HEPPAC to provide harm reduction services for PWID, including substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, and needle exchange services through June 30, 2027. This Contract is delayed due to difficulty locating potential Community Advisory Board (CAB) members to participate in review, score and recommendation of submitted proposals, in addition, the award amount was revised requiring a revised budget.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, Contractor will not be able to provide essential harm reduction services for PWID which may delay services to PWID.