Title
Request to Enter into an Agreement with Bobby Yang DDS, LLC. for Head Start Dental Services (Ordinance S-50092)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into an agreement with Bobby Yang DDS, LLC., to provide dental services to the City of Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five Program for a five-year period. The total value of the agreement will not exceed $250,000. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item.
Report
Summary
Head Start programs prepare America’s most vulnerable young children to succeed in school and in life beyond school. To achieve this, Head Start programs deliver services to children and families in core areas of early learning, family well-being, and health while engaging parents as partners every step of the way.
Dental care is important for children because untreated dental problems inevitably leads to severe pain, systemic infection and sometimes death. Also, 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 have dental exams annually. Within the City of Phoenix Head Start Birth to Five program, approximately three percent of the children are ineligible for Medicaid and their families are unable to afford private dental insurance. Unfortunately, the resources available for free or reduced-cost dental care are extremely limited in Arizona, and the demand vastly exceeds the resources available. For this reason, the Head Start Birth to Five funding of this service is the only way some uninsurable children are able to receive needed dental care.
Procurement Information
Request for Qualifications RFQu-22-EDU-77 was conducted in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
One statement of qualifications was received and deemed responsive and responsible to the solicitation requirements. An evaluation committee comprised of City staff evaluated the offer based on the following criteria with a maximum possible point total of 1,000:
- Company History, Experience and Qualifications (350 points)
- Method of Approach (300 points)
- Fee Schedule (350 points)
After reaching consensus, the evaluation committee recommends contract award to the following offeror:
Bobby Yang DDS, LLC.
Contract Term
The contract term will begin on or about Sept. 1, 2023, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
Expenditures shall not exceed $250,000 over the life of the contract. Funding for Head Start is available from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration of Children, Youth and Families. No additional General Funds are required.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
On Jan. 9, 2023, the Head Start Birth to Five Policy Council approved the request to release Head Start Dental Services Request for Qualifications.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Gina Montes and the Human Services Department.