LA County Board

41.\nProfessional and Technical Services and Healthcare Ancillary Services\nMaster Agreements\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to negotiate and\ndeviate from the standard terms and conditions of Professional and Technical\nServices Master Agreement (PATSMA) and Healthcare Ancillary Services\nMaster Agreement (HASMA), with qualified vendors that take exception to the\nterms and conditions, when necessary based on the nature and criticality of the\ncontracted services, including in cases when only a single qualified vendor\nresponds to a Master Agreement (MA) solicitation or the nature of a critical\nservice is in short supply or backlogged. Consistent with prior delegations of\nauthority granted by the Board on June 4, 2019 and January 21, 2020,\nauthorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Health\nServices) APPROVE\nExecute new MAs with qualified vendors identified through an applicable\nsolicitation process for the term previously approved by the Board,\nexecute amendments to the MAs to add, delete and/or change terms and\nconditions as required under Federal or State law or regulation, County\nPolicy, the Board, or Chief Executive Officer, or as necessary based on\nthe nature of the services or in the best interest of the County, and\nterminate MAs, exercise term extension options and take other actions as\npreviously authorized by the Board.\nExecute new work orders under the MAs, amend work orders, including\nto revise the scope of services based on operational needs, adjust rates\nand fees in order to remain competitive in the applicable industry, extend\nthe term of work orders as necessary to support the administration\nand/or completion of projects, and adjust vendor budgets and maximum\nCounty obligation under the work orders accordingly, suspend and/or\nterminate work orders in accordance with the applicable MA provisions,\nand extend the term of MAs without remaining extension options beyond\nthe expiration date to allow for completion of a work order project that\ngoes beyond the applicable MA expiration date.\nExceed the annual aggregate cap on work orders executed under\nPATSMA for the remaining term of current PATSMAs. (26-1187)\nBoard Letter