To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #23-612-8 with Forward Advantage Holdings, Inc
?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 #23-612-8 with Forward Advantage Holdings, Inc, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,500,000, to provide network log-in software licenses, maintenance, and support for Contra Costa Health's (CCH) Information Systems Unit for the period from October 30, 2025 through December 29, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $2,500,000 over a 3-year period and will be funded 100% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the needs of the County by providing licenses, software maintenance and support for CCH's Information Systems Unit's Information Management Program. This Program requires secure and efficient access to County computer systems for CCH hospitals and clinic staff, allowing a practical means for staff to electronically sign controlled substance medication orders within Epic CCH's electronic medical records system. Imprivata OneSign Single Sign-On (SSO) offers a multi-factor authentication, SSO solution that improves security and workflow when accessing information systems. Forward Advantage Holdings is also the authorized reseller of iGel Technology Corporation Workspace Edition (OS 11 & UMS) Solution, which serves as the clinical desktop used for all patient care. iGel Technology Corporation's E-Prescribing (EPCS) allows doctors to prescribe medicine using a Token ID & a Windows ID in Epic and provides robust identification capabilities when electronically prescribing controlled substances.
In November 2022, the County Administrator approved, and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #23-612-3 with Forward ...
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