This contract meets the needs of the Health Services Department’s Information Systems Unit by providing data analytics consulting services. Services like developing and managing information to support decision making, managing and improving existing reporting systems, and performing complex analyses. These functions are imperative to the Unit’s risk assessment and decision-making process.
In 2017, the Health Services Department solicited for a data analytics service provider; Associated Consultants, LLC was chosen for their value, experience, and industry expertise. In March 2018, the Health Services Department’s Information Systems Unit began contracting with Associated Consultants, LLC to help fill the need for managing and analyzing data.
On March 13, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-629 with Associated Consultants, LLC for data analytics consultation and technical assistance including, industry best practices for business software applications and reports writing for the Health Services Department’s Information Technology Unit, for the period from March 1, 2018, through August 31, 2019.
On July 9, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #23-629-1, effective August 1, 2019, to amend Contract #23-629, to increase the payment limit by $385,000, from $385,000 to a new payment limit of $770,000, and to extend the termination date from August 31, 2019, to February 28, 2021, for additional data analytics consultation and technical assistance for the Health Services Department’s Information Systems Unit.
Approval of Contract #23-629-3 will allow the contractor to provide additional data analytics consultation and technical assistance for the Health Services Department’s Information Systems Unit through February 28, 2024.
If this contract is not approved, the County will no longer have access to the contractor’s expertise in data analytics consulting and technical assistance to support the Health Services Department’s Information Systems Unit