City of San Antonio - File #: 17-3190

• File #: 17-3190
• Type: Misc - Professional Services Agreements
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/1/2017
• Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing agreements with the University of Texas at San Antonio for an amount up to $45,450.00 and with Erica T. Sosa, PhD, MCHES for an amount up to $30,105.00 for evaluation services for Metro Health’s Medicaid 1115 Waiver Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Baby Café programs for a period ending September 30, 2017. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD, Director of Health]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/1/2017	1	City Council A Session	Motion to Approve	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Health


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Colleen M. Bridger, MPH, PhD


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City wide



SUBJECT:

Evaluation Services for Metro Health 1115 Waiver Programs



SUMMARY:

This Ordinance authorizes agreements with the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition for an amount up to $45,450.00 and with Erica T. Sosa, PhD, MCHES for an amount up to $30,105.00 to provide Metro Health evaluation services and complete Cost-Benefit Analysis reports for the 1115 Waiver Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Baby Caf? programs for a period ending September 30, 2017.



BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action are two agreements with the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition and Erica T. Sosa, PhD, MCHES to provide the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) evaluation services and complete Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) reports for the 1115 Waiver Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Baby Caf? programs. Cost Benefit Analysis is a method of economic analysis that compares costs with benefits both of which are quantified in dollars. As part of deliverables for this fiscal year, these two 1115 Waiver programs are required to complete a CBA report in order to demonstrate the value of program interventions on the target population.

Metro Health issued a request for informal bids for evaluation and CBA services on March 3, 2017 with a submission deadline of March 20, 2017. One proposal was received for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program and two proposals were received for the Baby Caf? program for review by the evaluation committees. The proposals were evaluated based on the respondent's proposed plan, schedule, methods, cost and overall understanding of the scope of the request. The evaluation of each proposal response was based on a total of 115 points.

The evaluation committees met on March 27, 2017 and March 30, 2017 to evaluate the proposa...