Title
Amend Contract 159170 for Bobby Yang, DDS, LLC (Ordinance S-52410) - Districts 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 & 8
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to amend Contract 159170, Bobby Yang, DDS, LLC, to add $288,000 in additional funds. The revised total contract value will not exceed $668,000. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item for the life of the contract. Funds are available from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS).
Report
Summary
Head Start provides comprehensive education and social services through two programs: Early Head Start (serving children from birth to three years old) and Head Start (serving children from three to five years old). These programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, health, socialization, and family well-being while engaging parents as partners.
Dental care is important for children because untreated dental problems inevitably lead to severe pain, systemic infection, and sometimes death. Children with untreated dental problems often have trouble eating, have behavioral problems due to the pain, and perform poorly in school.
Head Start regulations require all children to undergo annual dental exams. Unfortunately, in Arizona, the resources available for free or reduced-cost dental care are extremely limited, and the demand far exceeds the available resources. For this reason, funding for dental services is the primary means by which uninsured children can access the necessary dental care.
Procurement Information
Bobby Yang, DDS, LLC, was initially awarded through a Request for Qualifications (RFQu), RFQu-22-EDU-77. One offer was received on June 23, 2023, in response to the RFQu.
Contract Term
The term of the contract remains unchanged from September 1, 2023, through August 30, 2028.
Financial Impact
Expenditures will not exceed $668,000. Funding is available from the DHHS.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
- City Council approved the RFQu on August 8, 2023, Ordinance S-50092. It was approved by the Head Start Policy Council on January 9, 2023, by a vote of 14-0.
- City Council approved Ordinance S-51478 on December 4, 2024, to add $130,000 in funding. It was approved by the Head Start Policy Council on November 18, 2024, by a vote of 11-0.
- This item was approved by the Head Start Policy Council on October 27, 2025, by a vote of 11-0.
Location
- Bobby Yang, DDS, LLC: 1515 E. Bethany Home Road, Suite 140, Phoenix, AZ 85014
- Bobby Yang, DDS, LLC: 19636 N. 27th Avenue, Suite 403, Phoenix, AZ 85027
- Bobby Yang, DDS, LLC: 9305 W. Thomas Road, Suite 580, Phoenix, AZ 85037
Council Districts: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.