To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Administration
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with Bitfocus, Inc. Regarding the Provision of a Homeless Management Information System
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the proposals submitted in response to Request for Proposals No. DHHS2023-03 regarding the provision of a Homeless Management Information System;
2. Approve the selection of Bitfocus, Inc. as the vendor to provide a Homeless Management Information System for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2029;
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services Director, or a designee thereof, to execute a professional services agreement with Bitfocus, Inc. regarding the provision of a Homeless Management Information System that is substantially similar to the sample professional services agreement that was attached to Request for Proposals No. DHHS2023-03, and any subsequent amendments thereto, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one fully executed, certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund (1160-520)
DISCUSSION:
In order for providers in a given community to be eligible to receive certain federal and state homeless assistance grants, an entity must operate a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) that serves the community. An HMIS is a local information technology system used to collect client-level data and data on the provision of housing and services to individuals and families experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. In 2009, the County of Humboldt, by and through the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), contracted with Bowman Systems, ...
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