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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	December 14, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Extension Agreement #23-708-1 with Lifelong Medical Care

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/14/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor

Contact:	Anna Roth, 925-957-2670
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 14, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Extension Agreement #23-708-1 with Lifelong Medical Care, a non-profit corporation, to extend the termination date from December 31, 2021 to June 30, 2022 with no change in the original payment limit of $1,559,142, to continue to provide COVID-19 testing and vaccination support in underserved areas of the County.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact since there is no change in the original payment limit of $1,559,142 and is funded 100% by the Federal American Rescue Plan Act.

BACKGROUND:

On March 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors requested that the Governor proclaim a State of Emergency in Contra Costa County (Gov. Code Section 8625) due to COVID-19. The Health Department must use all available preventative measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 which includes outreach, testing and vaccine administration. The Department must enter into contracts for these services and competitive bidding requirements are suspended to the extent necessary to address the effects of COVID-19.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

This contractor provides testing and vaccinations including two to three drive/walk-through sites at LifeLong William Jenkins Health Center, LifeLong Brookside San Pablo Health Center, and LifeLong Pinole Health Center, for patients and community members who are uninsured, and a portable testing program that will identify several consistent weekly locations to effectively reach populations typically lacking access to testing and vaccination services. In addition to site expansion, the contractor will add Point of Care (POC) test capability at all current and proposed testing and vaccination locations. Services at all testing and vaccination sites will include COVID-19 POC and polymerase chain reaction (PCR), or nasal swab, testing and communication of results, education, outreach, and linkage to community resources and insurance coverage for high risk, under-represented communities including the Medi-Cal patients, uninsured individuals and the general public. To expedite access to expanded testing services with timely results (24-48 hours), the contractor will continue its partnership with UC Berkeley’s Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) for lab services (test kits, results, and platform).

On March 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #23-708 with Lifelong Medical Care, in an amount not to exceed $1,559,142, for the provision of COVID-19 testing and vaccination support in underserved areas of the County, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract Extension Agreement #23-708-1 will allow the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this extension is not approved, the contractor will not continue to provide services and the most vulnerable Contra Costa County residents will continue to be at risk for COVID-19.