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 Café 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 Café 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 Café 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 proposals received. After committee review and discussion, the individual technical scores were calculated and recommendations were made to award the agreements to the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition and to Erica T. Sosa, PhD, MCHES.
The term of the agreements will each run for a period ending September 30, 2017.
ISSUE:
As part of program deliverables for fiscal year 2017, Metro Health’s 1115 Waiver Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Baby Café programs are required to complete Cost Benefit Analysis reports in order to demonstrate the value of program interventions on the target population. After releasing a request for informal bids on March 3, 2017 two vendors were selected after review by evaluation committees. This Ordinance will approve agreements with the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition and with Erica T. Sosa, PhD, MCHES to provide evaluation services and complete CBA reports for these two programs respectively.
ALTERNATIVES:
Metro Health’s 1115 Waiver Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Baby Café programs are required to complete CBA reports as part of their deliverables for fiscal year 2017. Should these agreements not be awarded, Metro Health would have to identify an alternative solution to complete the CBA reports by September 30, 2017, or possibly forgo incentive monies that are tied to completion of these deliverables.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The amount of the agreement with the UTSA Department of Kinesiology, Health & Nutrition for evaluation services and CBA report for Metro Health’s Teen Pregnancy Prevention program is for an amount up to $45,450.00. The amount of the agreement with Erica T. Sosa, PhD, MCHES for evaluation services and CBA report for Metro Health’s Baby Café program is for an amount up to $30,105.00.
Funding for these agreements is allocated and available through the Medicaid 1115 Waiver fund. There will be no impact to the City’s General Fund budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the agreements with the 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 for evaluation and CBA report services Metro Health’s 1115 Waiver Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Baby Café programs. These agreements were procured by means of a Request for Informal Bids in compliance with the City’s procurement policies and procedures.