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C. 35

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 10, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment/Extension #27-997-5 with S/T Health Group Consulting, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/10/2021

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

Contact:	Sharron Mackey, 925-313-6104
cc:	K Cyr M 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: August 10, 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 Amendment/Extension Agreement #27-997-5 with S/T Health Group Consulting, Inc., a corporation, effective September 30, 2021, to amend Contract #27-997-3 (as amended by Contract Extension Agreement #27-997-4) to increase the payment limit by $150,000 from $150,000 to a new payment limit of $300,000, and extend the termination date from September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2022, to continue to provide 340B Program Pharmacy Audit services.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this amendment will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $150,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2021-22, by Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II revenues.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the County’s responsibilities and the social needs of the County's population by providing 340B pharmacy audits with County contracted pharmacies in order to recover possible monies overpaid due to errors, to confirm formulary guidelines and to verify pricing agreements are followed. The County has contracted with this contractor since 2015.

In March 2020, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #27-997-3, with S/T Health Group Consulting, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $150,000 for the provision of performing 340B pharmacy audits with contracted pharmacies to confirm formulary guidelines and pricing agreements are being followed, and recover any monies that were overpaid due to errors, for the period April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.

In February 2021, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Extension/Amendment Contract #27-997-4, with S/T Health Group Consulting, Inc., to extend the term of the contract from March 31, 2021 to a new term of September 30, 2021 with no increase in the contract payment limit of $150,000, for the provision of 340B pharmacy audits with contracted pharmacies to confirm formulary guidelines and pricing agreements are being followed, and recover any monies that were overpaid due to errors for the period April 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.

Approval of Contract Amendment/Extension Agreement #27-997-5 will increase the contract payment limit by $150,000 to a new contract payment limit of $300,000, and extend the contract term from September 30, 2021 to September 30, 2022 and allow the contractor to provide additional 340B pharmacy audit services through September 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, this contractor will not provide additional pharmacy audit services and the County's 340B pricing agreements will not be reviewed for possible errors.