Fiscal Note
Fiscal note pending
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Authorizing Additional Funding for the 2024-2029 Public Health Sole Source Service Contract with Nurse-Family Partnership Through Approval of an Additional Non-Competitive Selection Request Due to Program Expansion Exceeding Initially Approved Funds (2026 C RES -004)
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WHEREAS, Public Health Madison and Dane County (Public Health) has been implementing the Nurse Family Partnership Program since 2012, with support from the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), a Colorado nonprofit corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Nurse-Family Partnership Program is an evidence-based program developed on the basis of randomized controlled trial research to yield certain benefits for low-income, first-time mothers and their children; and
WHEREAS, program implementation must be based on key parameters identified through research and only provided by NFP; and
WHEREAS, WHEREAS, Public Health currently maintains a 2024-2029 Purchase of Services (POS) contract with NFP, and pays fees for education, training, and implementation support services for program supervisors and nurses, with costs based on the number of employees delivering the program. Initial NFP education covers core components of the program model, expected outcomes, data collection and entry requirements, and the implementation tools and materials needed to deliver services effectively; and these education and support services are essential to maintaining fidelity to this evidence-based program; and
WHEREAS, Common Council previously approved resolution Authorizing a sole source service contract with Nurse-Family Partnership for services to implement the Public Health Madison and Dane County Nurse Family Partnership Program (City File #82450/County File #2018 BOH RES-009) POS Contract, for a term of May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2029 which estimated to be up to $35,000 per year and not to exceed the total approved amount of $175,000; and
WHEREAS, Public Health seeks authorization ...
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