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PROPOSED CONTRACT
Department(s): Office of the Chief Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
Vendor: Presence Behavioral Health, Broadview, Illinois
Request: Authorization for the Chief Procurement Officer to enter into and execute
Good(s) or Service(s): Circuit Court of Cook County North Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Enhancement Program
Contract Value: Grant-funded, $830,167.00
Contract period: 1/25/2019 - 9/29/2023, with one (1) one-year renewal option
Potential Fiscal Year Budget Impact: FY2019 - $174,771.96, FY2020 - $174,771.96, FY2021 - $174,771.96, FY2022 - $174,771.96, FY2023 - $131,079.16
Accounts: 11900.1310.53683.520830.00000.00000
Contract Number(s): 1853-17648
Concurrences:
The vendor has met the Minority- and Women-owned Business Enterprise Ordinance via full MBE/WBE waiver.
The Chief Procurement Officer concurs.
Summary: The Circuit Court of Cook County serves as the Implementing Agency for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) funded Circuit Court of Cook County North Suburban Municipal Districts Drug Court Service Enhancement Program (NSDCSEP). The Court proposes to contract with Presence Behavioral Health to deliver intensive case management services to NSDCSEP participants, as proposed to SAMHSA, due to the organization’s qualifications and understanding of the current enhancement programs’ goals and objectives. Services will include screenings and assessments; treatment recommendations and referrals; service planning and placement; health insurance and healthy literacy assistance; and linkage case management to appropriate services for substance use, mental health, and other necessary services. Presence will also serve as the liaison between providers and the courts, assist in data collection activities, comply with program reporting deadlines, and serve on program steering committees.
Experienced, QMHP-level case managers will be dedicated to the NSDCSEP courts, and will perform behavioral health assessments using validated instruments for eligible defendants to determine suitability for the program and levels of care. Presence case managers will also serve as the primary monitors of participants’ community-based treatment and recovery service progress, providing ongoing reports to the court.
Over the years, Presence has served as a member of Circuit Court of Cook County Mental Health Court teams, conducting care management services, and is therefore familiar with Court requirements and service goals, including documentation review, court process review, and systems integration issues. Due to Presence's longstanding role in Problem-solving Courts programs, particularly its clinical expertise, they are well versed in responding to defined needs of clients, family members, and court partners, as well as adapting to specific program requirements. Specific to the NSDCSEP, Presence has been involved in all phases of program planning, launch and implementation and thus will only require minimal additional education on the new grant and/or infrastructure-building components to ensure service delivery and processes are upheld to the highest standards.
This is a sole source procurement pursuant to Section 34-139 of the Cook County Procurement Code, and the Grant.
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