Title
Authorization to Enter Into a Contract with Childhelp, Inc. (Ordinance S-52657) - Citywide
Description
Request authorization for the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Childhelp, Inc. to provide child victim advocacy services at the Phoenix Family Advocacy Center (FAC) facility for the Human Services Department. The contract will begin on or about July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, for a five-year term with one 5-year option to extend. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract is $200,000 annually, not to exceed $2 million in total. Funding is available in the Human Services Department's General Fund Budget.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide coordination and management, forensic interviews, medical exams, mental health counseling, victim advocacy, and training services for children who are victims of abuse, neglect and exploitation and their families. Personnel costs to provide the above mentioned services are the only eligible expenses for purposes of this contract.
Procurement Information
In accordance with Administrative Regulation 3.10, a standard competition was waived as a result of an approved Determination Memo based on the following reason: Sole Source, Childhelp Inc. is the only one-stop facility in Phoenix performing coordinated child victim advocacy, medical exams, law enforcement interviews, mental health services, and family support under one roof. This type of multidisciplinary, co-located center fits the legal and policy criteria for sole-source procurement: there are no other vendors within the City's boundaries that can provide the same integrated, comprehensive range of services in one location.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2031, for a 5-year term with one five-year option to extend.
Financial Impact
The total contract value will not exceed $2 million for the 10-year maximum term. Funding is available in the Human Services Department's General Fund budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.