Approve fourth amendment Agreement No. 18-132 with Yolo Wayfarer Center dba Fourth and Hope to add funding in the amount of $90,481.88 for 2021-22; and add funding of $108,578.28 for 2022-23 for a new contract maximum of $4,519,838.16 for the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023 for the provisions of substance use disorder. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

Approve Fourth Amendment Agreement No. 18-132 with Yolo Wayfarer Center dba Fourth and Hope to add funding in the amount of $90,481.88 Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22; and add funding of $108,578.28 for FY 2022-23 for a new contract maximum of $4,519,838.16 for the term of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023 for the provisions of substance use disorder. 

On May 8, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to receive funding in the amount of $13,943,284 for the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System. A formal competitive selection process was completed (see Competitive Selection details below) and Yolo Wayfarer Center was selected to provide substance use disorder treatment and prevention services.
 
On June 29, 2021 the Agreement added an additional scope of work for Adverse Childhood Experience Screenings (ACEs) which will allow for screenings and assessments to obtain scores and cognitive assessment results from behavioral health clients who are simultaneously involved in the criminal justice system within Yolo County for the Data Driven Recovery Project (DDRP). The results from the screenings and assessments will be converted into anonymized data and incorporated into a DDRP study funded by the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.

Approval of this fourth amendment allows for additional funding in the amount of $90,481.88 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and $108,578.28 for FY 2022-23 in Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (CRRSAA) funding to expand the amount of Recovery Housing support provided by Yolo Wayfarer Center.  This funding was a recognition by the Federal government in the ARP Act for the need for expanded substance use services in various areas.  The CRRSAA funding has an expenditure date of December 31, 2022.
 
Performance Measures included in this Agreement are as follows:
Performance measures were included in Agreement No. 18-132 and are not being changed by this Amendment.

On February 26, 2018, HHSA issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) seeking contractors to provide Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Adult Continuum of Care services to eligible Yolo County residents.
HHSA received eight proposals from this solicitation. All proposals were evaluated, and the following proposals were determined to meet all the required qualifications necessary to successfully provide these services:

Because these proposals were considered to be of high quality, they were offered a contract to provide these identified services. Separate agreements for the other bids chosen were also submitted to the Board of Supervisors for approval.

Additional information regarding the Competitive Bid Process is provided below, including a summary of the RFP evaluation criteria.

* Community Recovery Resources declined to submit a bid amount. The entire program cost $3,823,974 was included in their proposal and expected to be funded by different sources.
** BayMark and CORE requested funding for two years. All other bids shown denote an annual budget.
 
The Department confirms Yolo Wayfarer Center has performed satisfactorily on the current agreement.