To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Payments for Services Provided by Persimmony International, Inc
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $34,250 to Persimmony International, Inc, a corporation, for time study software and services to Contra Costa Public Health and Behavioral Health for the period September 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this payment will result in a one-time expenditure of up to $34,250 and will be funded 29% by State Medi-Cal; 55% by Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Grant funds; and 16% by Title V Maternal and Child Health Block Grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
Contra Costa Public Health's Family, Maternal, Child Health (FMCH) programs, in partnership with the Contra Costa Behavioral Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) program, utilizes Persimmony's time study software to document employee activities related to MAA and NFP/MCAH grant funding activities. Both functions are essential components of maximizing revenue to fund services offered by programs in Public Health and Behavioral Health departments. A contract for these services between Persimmony and CCH has been in place since 2016. Due to negotiations with the vendor about upcoming changes in scope and needs, the renewal request for this Contract was not entered until August 28, 2025. On August 31, 2025, the previous contract with Persimmony International, Inc. expired, but Persimmony has continued to provide services while the renewal is being processed.
In, September 2024, the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #22-995-5 with Persimmony International, Inc, in an amount not to exceed $140,000 to provide time study software and services with regard to Contra Costa Public Health FMCH and Behavioral Health MAA programs fo...
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