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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. RFP HE-23-190 and award contracts to First to Serve, Inc., of Los Angeles, CA, and Interval House, of Long Beach, CA, to provide operation and supportive services for homeless prevention and rapid rehousing, in annual amounts not to exceed $637,500 and $355,618, respectively, through September 30, 2023, with the options to renew for one additional one-year period, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documents to enter into the contracts, including any subsequent amendments. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into contracts with First to Serve, Inc., (First to Serve) and Interval House. First to Serve will provide operation and supportive services for Homeless Prevention (HP) and Interval House will provide operation and supportive services for Rapid Rehousing (RRH). These activities are funded through annual allocations of Emergency Solution Grant (ESG) funding received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as Los Angeles County Measure H funding received via an operating agreement with the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office.
The Request for Proposals (RFP) was advertised in the Long Beach Press-Telegram on December 15, 2022, and 167 potential proposers specializing in Rapid Re-Housing and Homeless Prevention were notified of the RFP opportunity. Of those proposers, 48 downloaded the RFP via the City’s electronic bid system. The RFP document was made available from the Purchasing Division, located on the sixth floor of City Hall, and the Division’s website at www.longbeach.gov/purchasing
. An RFP announcement was also included in the Purchasing Division’s weekly update of Open Bid Opportunities, which is sent to 44 local, minority-owned, and women-owned business groups. There were six proposals received on January 26, 2023. Of ...
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