Title
AmeriCorps VISTA Program - Requirements Contract - EXC 22-008 (Ordinance S-47862)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with HandsOn Greater Phoenix to provide AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members for citywide use. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The aggregate contract value will not exceed $500,000.
Report
Summary
HandsOn Greater Phoenix provides AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) members for City of Phoenix departments. HandsOn Greater Phoenix recruits, places, and manages a team of AmeriCorps VISTA members, who serve full-time in nonprofits and government agencies for one year to develop sustainable programs and build the community's capacity to alleviate poverty.
City departments will identify programs and projects that meet the guidelines of the program that allow VISTA members to focus their efforts on building the organizational, administrative, and financial capacity of the City to fight illiteracy, improve health services, foster economic development, and otherwise assist low-income communities. VISTA members may be required to develop programs to meet a need, write grants, or recruit and train volunteers.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, normal competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo which stated The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), a federal agency, has identified HandsOn Greater Phoenix as the sole provider of VISTA members for the City of Phoenix. In addition, the AmeriCorps State Office has confirmed HandsOn is the only local intermediary vendor in the Maricopa County region to support the AmeriCorps VISTA Program.
The Assistant Finance Director recommends that the contract with HandsOn Greater Phoenix be accepted.
Contract Term
The five-year contract term will begin on or about Sept. 1, 2021.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $500,000, and funds are available in the various departments’ budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher and the Finance Department.