Contract Request Template (Contracts; IGAs; Leases)
Date Submitted: 3-6-2023
Requesting Agency: Department of Public Health and Environment
Division:
Subject Matter Expert Name: Mondi Mason
Email Address: Mondi.Mason@denvergov.org
Phone Number:
Item Title & Description:
(Do not delete the following instructions)
These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney’s Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).
Both the title and description must be entered between the red “title” and “body” below. Do not at any time delete the red “title” or “body” markers from this template.
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A resolution approving and providing for the execution of a proposed Grant Agreement between the City and County of Denver and the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention concerning the “Strengthening U.S. Public Health Infrastructure, Workforce, and Data Systems” program and the funding therefor.
Approves a grant agreement with the United States Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) for $8,511,546 and through 11-30-2027 to support expanding the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment’s public health infrastructure and workforce retention, recruitment, and training to meet community needs, citywide (ENVHL-202266217). The last regularly scheduled Council meeting within the 30-day review period is on 4-10-2023. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 3-8-2023.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide
Contract Control Number: ENVHL-202266217
Vendor/Contractor Name (including any “DBA”): U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Type and Scope of services to be performed:
The CDC Public Health Infrastructure Grant Program will provide funding to expand DDPHE’s public health infrastructure and workforce. It will support DDPHE’s ability to recruit, hire, train, and retain an increasingly diverse, critical and core public health workforce and one which fully represents the communities that DDPHE serves. Specific funding strategies are still in development but will include efforts to strengthen employee retention, support ongoing work of community health work apprentices, provide support for community-based organizations and public health service delivery partners across key populations and neighborhoods. Additionally, this funding will expand DDPHE's learning and development support network and enable capacity building of the DDPHE Epidemiology program. Finally, funding will also facilitate the identification and development of new partners and widen professional networks including the Public Health Institute at Denver Health. The DDPHE grant abstract further outlines some of the key areas funding will serve:
• Build a more diverse and inclusive workforce by collaborating with community and academic partners.
• Provide cross-training opportunities for new and current staff that is informed by DDPHE assessments and survey findings and that adhere to CDC quality training standards.
• Create career pathways for new public health professionals.
• Address DDPHE’s most urgent foundational capabilities, as identified in DDPHE’s 2020 assessment of core public health services, which were aligned with the Foundational Public Health Services (FPHS) framework.
• Increase responsiveness to community health issues through community engagement and data driven and evidence-based practices.
SCOPE OF WORK:
The Scope of Work this grant program funds is divided across two distinct but complimentary strategies, which are outlined below. Recipients are expected to achieve several key outcomes by the end of the 5-year period of performance with successful accomplishment of these outcomes leading to accelerated prevention, preparedness, and response to emerging health threats, and improved outcomes across other public health areas.
1. WORKFORCE
a. Recruit and hire new public health staff.
b. Retain public health staff.
c. Support and sustain the public health workforce.
d. Train new and existing public health staff.
e. Strengthen workforce planning, systems, processes, and policies.
f. Strengthen support for implementation of this grant.
2. FOUNDATIONAL CAPABILITIES
a. Strengthen accountability and performance management, including accreditation.
b. Strengthen organizational competencies addressing information technology, human resources, financial management, contract, and procurement services.
c. Enhance communications.
d. Enhance or increase policy development and legal services and analysis.
e. Strengthen community partnership development and engagement.
f. Improve equity and organizational competencies addressing leadership, governance, and strategic planning.
g. Implement plans to transition from COVID-19 emergency response and other emergency response and preparedness projects.
Location (if applicable): Citywide
WBE/MBE/DBE goals that were applied, if applicable (construction, design, Airport concession contracts):
N/A
Are WBE/MBE/DBE goals met (if applicable)?
Is the contract new/a renewal/extension or amendment?
New
Was this contractor selected by competitive process or sole source?
N/A grant
For New contracts
Term of initial contract:
12-01-2022 - 11-30-2027
Options for Renewal:
How many renewals (i.e. up to 2 renewals)?
Term of any renewals (i.e. 1 year each):
Cost of initial contract term:
$8,511,546
Cost of any renewals:
Total contract value council is approving if all renewals exercised:
For Amendments/Renewals Extensions:
Is this a change to cost/pricing; length of term; terms unrelated to time or price (List all that apply)?
If length changing
What was the length of the term of the original contract?
What is the length of the extension/renewal?
What is the revised total term of the contract?
If cost changing
What was the original value of the entire contract prior to this proposed change?
What is the value of the proposed change?
What is the new/revised total value including change?
If terms changing
Describe the change and the reason for it (i.e. compliance with state law, different way of doing business etc.)