RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Phamatech, Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $316,260, to provide child welfare mandated drug testing services for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will increase department expenditures by $316,260 and will be funded by 30% County General Fund and 70% by State 2011 Realignment fund.

BACKGROUND:

This contract was first awarded on January 23, 2019 through a competitive bid process, Request for Proposal 1164. Random drug tests are court-ordered mandated services and are ordered as part of the client service plan. Laboratory results are submitted for inclusion in the Child Welfare Family Maintenance and Reunification cases. Services include ensuring the availability of specimen collection sites, screening test specimens, providing “on-demand” sample testing when requested by the County’s Employment and Human Services Department (EHSD), and providing monthly statistics and reports to EHSD for Children and Family Services clients referred for drug testing.