To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marla Stuart, Employment and Human Services Director
Report Title: Contract #20-280-4 Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings FY 24-26
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Corporation of Delaware, in an amount not to exceed $18,900, to provide genetic parentage testing services for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$18,900: 70% State 2011 Realignment Funds, and 30% County General Fund, of which $9,450 will be budgeted in FY 2024-25 and $9,450 FY 2025-26 (per budget).
BACKGROUND:
Since July 1, 2019, the Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD) Children and Family Services Bureau (CFS) has been required to take on genetic testing contracting responsibilities as a result of a California Department of Social Services (CDSS) mandate. The Contractor provides genetic parentage testing for CFS clients to evaluate paternity in court ordered cases. The services provided under the Contract are court ordered and require an active provider to handle service delivery for clients. This contract will renew the prior approved contract for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026, to provide genetic testing services for clients of CFS. This Contract includes modified indemnification and insurance language, which were approved by Risk Management.
On September 10, 2019 (C.81) the Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings in an amount not to exceed $15,000 to provide genetic parentage testing services for clients of the Children and Family Services Bureau for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The Board then approved subsequent renewals on June 23, 2020 (C.41), June 22, 2021 (C.93), and June 21, 2022 (C.98). This Contract has Sole Source Justification.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This contract supports all five of the community outcomes established in the Children's Report Card: 1) "Children Ready for and Succeeding in School"; 2) "Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood"; 3) "Families that are Economically Self Sufficient"; 4) "Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing"; and 5) "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families" by providing training to CFS staff to support these outcomes.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County will not be able to comply with court-ordered genetic testing of CFS Clients.