Title
Senior Nutrition Meal Program Contract - Amendment (Ordinance S-48436)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to amend Contract 147513 with Selrico Services, Inc. to increase the contract amount by $3.5 million to provide additional home delivered meals to vulnerable seniors impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new total contract amount will not exceed $34,943,045. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. Funding is provided by the Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
Selrico Services, Inc. provides home-delivered meal (HDM) services to homebound and disabled seniors who live in Phoenix as specified by the Area Agency on Aging, Region One, Inc. (AAA) standards for the HDM program. The AAA funding and standards are outlined in Contract 152984. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, AAA has expanded the qualifications for HDM recipients, resulting in an increase of residents who qualify for meals. To address the need created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Selrico Services under its existing contract, will prepare and deliver additional meals to meet the needs of qualifying recipients.
Contract Term
The term of the contract is from July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023, with one two-year option to extend. However, the additional funding being requested must be expended by June 30, 2022.
Financial Impact
Contract total not to exceed $34,943,045. Expenditures for the term July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022, not to exceed $6,819,450. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding is provided from AAA.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On May 16, 2018, the City Council authorized staff to contract with Selrico Services, Inc. for food management of the Senior Congregate and HDM Programs with Ordinance S-44610.
On April 3, 2019, the City Council authorized staff to enter into contract with AAA, the City Treasurer to accept and City Controller to disburse funds with Ordinance S-45521.
On May 14, 2020, the City Council approved the COVID-19 Food Assistance Plan. On June 3, 2020, the City Council approved $300,000 in additional funds to be added to the Selrico contract with Ordinance S-46709.
On Nov. 18, 2020, the City Council authorized an amendment to the AAA contract to accept $2,843,045 in additional funding and for the City Treasurer to accept and City Controller to disburse funds.
On Jan. 6, 2021, the City Council approved $2,843,045 in additional funds to be added to the Selrico contract with Ordinance S-47210.
On Feb. 17, 2021, the City Council approved $500,000 in additional funds to be added to the Selrico contract with Ordinance S-47313.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.