LA County Board

41. Professional and Technical Services and Healthcare Ancillary Services Master Agreements Recommendation: Authorize the Director of Health Services to negotiate and deviate from the standard terms and conditions of Professional and Technical Services Master Agreement (PATSMA) and Healthcare Ancillary Services Master Agreement (HASMA), with qualified vendors that take exception to the terms and conditions, when necessary based on the nature and criticality of the contracted services, including in cases when only a single qualified vendor responds to a Master Agreement (MA) solicitation or the nature of a critical service is in short supply or backlogged. Consistent with prior delegations of authority granted by the Board on June 4, 2019 and January 21, 2020, authorize the Director to take the following actions: (Department of Health Services) APPROVE Execute new MAs with qualified vendors identified through an applicable solicitation process for the term previously approved by the Board, execute amendments to the MAs to add, delete and/or change terms and conditions as required under Federal or State law or regulation, County Policy, the Board, or Chief Executive Officer, or as necessary based on the nature of the services or in the best interest of the County, and terminate MAs, exercise term extension options and take other actions as previously authorized by the Board. Execute new work orders under the MAs, amend work orders, including to revise the scope of services based on operational needs, adjust rates and fees in order to remain competitive in the applicable industry, extend the term of work orders as necessary to support the administration and/or completion of projects, and adjust vendor budgets and maximum County obligation under the work orders accordingly, suspend and/or terminate work orders in accordance with the applicable MA provisions, and extend the term of MAs without remaining extension options beyond the expiration date to allow for completion of a work order project that goes beyond the applicable MA expiration date. Exceed the annual aggregate cap on work orders executed under PATSMA for the remaining term of current PATSMAs. (26-1187)