Title
AmeriCorps VISTA Program Contract - RFA-26-0069 Request for Award (Ordinance S-53091) - Citywide
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 use by all City departments. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $500,000.
Report
Summary
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 develop programs that meet the needs, write grants and/or recruit and train volunteers.
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.The Corporation for National and Community Service, 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.
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about September 1, 2026, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value for will not exceed $500,000 for the five-year aggregate term.
Funding is available in the various departments' operating budgets.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by City Manager Ed Zuercher and the Finance Department.