To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-446-1 with Freedom Mobility Centers, LLC
☒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 #77-446-1 with Freedom Mobility Center, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $2,400,000, to provide Durable Medical Equipment (DME) services for custom wheelchairs to Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $2,400,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized DME health services including all related equipment and medical supplies for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing DME services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since February 2022.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Contractor will continue to cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s Quality Improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and Member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On February 8, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-446 with Freedom Mobility Centers, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $495,000, for the provision of DME services for custom wheelchairs for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #77-446-1, will allow the Contractor to continue to provide DME services to CCHP members and County recipients through January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized DME health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County will not be provided and supplies needed for patients living may be delayed.