LA County Board

46. Family Preservation Services Contracts\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Children and Family Services to\nprepare and execute contracts with various contractors, to provide Family\nPreservation (FP) services and execute contracts, for an initial ten-month\nperiod, effective September 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, with four, one-year\nextension options from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2029, at the County’s\nsole discretion, with the total amount for the contracts for the initial 10-month\nperiod is $26,332,150, with the total contract amount for each one-year period\nof $31,767,286, and with a maximum contract amount for the four-year, and\n10-month period of $153,401,294, with funding included in the Fiscal Year\n2024-25 Adopted Budget, and to be included in the Department’s budget\nrequests for subsequent fiscal years; and authorize the Director to take the\nfollowing actions: (Department of Children and Family Services) APPROVE\nExercise the County’s four options to extend these contracts for one-year\nperiods by written notice or amendment, provided that sufficient funding\nis available;\nExtend the contracts by written notice or amendment for an additional six\nmonths beyond June 30, 2029, if such time is necessary to allow time to\ncomplete a solicitation, provided that sufficient funding is available;\nExecute amendments to increase or decrease the maximum contract\nsum not to exceed 10%, which may include carry-overs of unspent\nfunds, to meet unanticipated demands or, when an increase is\nnecessitated by additional and necessary services, provided that the\namendment does not include Cost of Living Adjustments, and sufficient\nfunding is available for increases;\nExecute amendments to the contracts for any mergers, acquisitions or\nchanges in ownership, any revisions necessitated by changes to County,\nState or Federal requirements, or to meet programmatic needs;\nExecute amendments when contractors are willing to perform work left\nfrom an agency that chooses to sunset or terminate their contract, by\nincreasing the maximum annual contract amount not to exceed 75%, with\nsuch increase to be reallocated among the remaining contracts providing\nservices in the same Regional Service Area (RSA) or contiguous RSA\nfor current and future extension periods, provided that funding is\navailable; and\nTerminate contracts with FP Contractors upon their request, or for\ncontractor default, if necessary. (24-3073)\nHealth and Mental Health Services