Title
Mental Health Services Contract - EXC 23-012 - Request for Award (Ordinance S-49406)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Solari, Inc. to provide mental health behavioral services for the Phoenix Police Department's Communications Bureau. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $412,500.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide the Phoenix Police Department with an on-site behavioral and mental health professional to coach, train, and guide emergency operators and dispatchers. Solari, Inc. will be assigned to two locations to improve, train, and modify emergency call procedures and policies. The Solari, Inc. services will enhance and expand the current mental health diversion program in the Communications Bureau and dispatch mental health crisis mobile teams when requested.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, standard competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo based on the following reason: Special Circumstances Without Competition. In 2019, a study conducted by the National Police Foundation and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration recommended collaboration between mental health crisis providers and local police departments.
The Phoenix Police Department has determined that collaborating and pursuing a contract with a behavioral and mental health crisis provider will benefit the Communications Bureau dispatchers and operators to appropriately handle the City of Phoenix residents' emergency calls with behavioral and mental health components. Solari, Inc. is the only suicide and crisis hotline that services Maricopa County.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about Feb. 15, 2023, for a five-year term, with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $412,500 for the five-year term. Funding is available in the Police Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Police Department.