1038411-event.pdf

20 November 2021

Immigrant and Refugee Service Mapping Project The County seeks responses from suppliers who are interested in performing an assessment and establishing a list of recommendations to ensure equitable and effective county services.

20 November 2021

Released 11/5/2021 12:00 AM PDT Type Request for Intermediate Proposals

(RIP)

Open 11/5/2021 8:00 AM PDT Number RIP-51-2022 Close 11/19/2021 4:00 PM PST Currency US Dollar

Sealed Until 11/19/2021 4:00 PM PST Payment Terms 0% 0, Net 30

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Contacts Anastasia Kareko anastasia.kareko@multco.us

Phone +1 503-988-9794 ext. 89794

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Commodity Codes Commodity Code Description 80101599 Consulting Services, General 80101601 Feasibility Studies, Screening of Project ideas 80101699 Project Management 85010000 Healthcare Services 85101504 Psychiatric Hospital 85101705 Public Health Administration 85121600 Medical Doctors/Specialist Services 85121810 Drug & Alcohol Screening Service 85121899 Medical Laboratories 93131703 Research Programs

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SERVICE DESCRIPTION, FUNDING AND CONTRACTING INFORMATION

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE:

There will not be a pre-proposal conference for this sourcing event

SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL:

2 ITEMS TO UPLOAD AS ATTACHMENTS FOR THIS RIP:

1. Proposal - (Responses to Questions Group 2.1.1 through 2.1.6 - Upload in the Supplier's Attachment Section

Your Proposal must be a Word or pdf document; computer generated or typewritten, single spaced, space-and-a-half or double spaced, formatted for 8.5” x 11” paper. All pages should be numbered. Margins should be at least ½ inch on all sides. Font size can be no smaller than 10 points. Proposals using smaller font sizes or smaller margins may be rejected.

The Proposer is required to submit as its proposal, a written narrative for each question asked in the Proposal Questions and Evaluation Criteria section of the RIP for Groups 2.1.1. through 2.1.6. Complete questions and criteria are provided in Buyer Attachment A. Submit these responses to the questions as a complete proposal response and upload in the "Supplier Attachment" section of the Sourcing Event. Please label your file as (your firm’s name) Proposal. The format for each question response should be as follows: the group number and question number (example: Question Group 2.1.1).

Proposal page limit for this attachment is 15 pages. We recommend that you not use cover sheets or any extra materials as these will count as pages. Excess pages will be removed and will not be evaluated.

2. Response to Question 2.1.7. only - Upload in the Supplier's Attachment Section

Page limit for this attachment is 15 pages. We recommend that you not use cover sheets or any extra materials as these will count as pages. Excess pages will be removed and will not be evaluated.

Do not include any weblinks or outside web information in your examples. Any outside web sources will not be accepted nor evaluated. Any unrequested attachments will not be evaluated or scored.

After uploading the proposal and the response to Question 2.1.7. Proposers need to check the “Yes” button for this question in the Questions section of the RIP.

PURPOSE AND OVERVIEW

Multnomah County provides and funds a range of services to immigrant and refugee communities. COVID-19 has exposed systemic barriers faced by these communities in obtaining access to services. While individual departments and respective programs engage in regular outreach and service provision in immigrant and refugee communities, the pandemic highlighted opportunities for a more robust and centralized structure in addressing systemic issues to:

● provide culturally responsive and linguistically appropriate messaging and materials;

● ensure access and retention to services;

● identify disparities in outcomes;

● initiate effective communication channels;

Description

● coordinate messaging and services; and

● center community in policies and practices that impact immigrant and refugee communities.

Multnomah County (The County) seeks responses from organizations or consultants who are interested in performing an assessment and establishing a list of recommendations to ensure equitable and effective County services for immigrant and refugee communities in Multnomah County. The assessment should identify the current services specifically designed to serve immigrants and refugees through or funded by The County;

distinguish between the County’s role in supporting immigrants and refugees and the role of the refugee resettlement agencies and other service providers; and assess the actual accessibility and availability of services and supports through Multnomah County and what cultural, linguistic and systemic barriers still exist for our immigrant and refugee communities. Furthermore, it will be essential to address and codify how crises exacerbate the barriers that persist in immigrant and refugee communities in relation to services provided by or contracted out by The County. This assessment should also intentionally highlight the service gaps around intersectionality for immigrant and refugee communities, and how community members who are living with intersecting marginalized identities experience county services. Upon completion of an assessment we are requesting that the recommendations made include information gathered about effective strategies and structures that exist in other jurisdictions to improve connection and engagement with immigrant and refugee communities.

Recommendations based on the information gathered from The County and the community as a result of this (RIP) will better equip us, as The County, to serve our growing immigrant and refugee communities. How our services intersect with communities must be informed by and designed with intention around the variety of cultures, traditions, lived experience, customs, languages and unique challenges that encompass them. The assessment of gaps, barriers, the impacts of displacement and successes in current services will be examined through engaging immigrant and refugee communities and trusting the lived experience shared. This will allow us to ensure representation of individuals with lived experience in immigrant and refugee communities as we better ground and define our strategy from policy change to service access and outcomes, to community engagement.

Desired Qualifications

1. Experience with community led processes

2. Experience with community needs assessments or research activities

3. Experience in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

We as The County have more work to do to ensure equitable access to services as well as identifying opportunities to expand or rework our services to better serve the unique and complex experiences of those who have been historically and continue to be left out of the service models. This project will map, illustrate and make recommendations to strengthen County services to immigrant and refugee communities; distinguish between the County’s role in supporting immigrants and refugees and the role of the refugee resettlement agencies and other service providers; and assess the actual accessibility and availability of services and supports through Multnomah County and what cultural, linguistic and systemic barriers still exist for our immigrant and refugee communities. This will include community engagement, a review of other jurisdictions' efforts, and a final report with actionable recommendations.

Multnomah County Health Department recognizes gaps exist for the immigrant and refugee communities and wants to identify organizations or consultants with the capacity and expertise to perform a countywide mapping assessment and analysis of the experience of our services from the variety of vantage points within our immigrant and refugee communities. By countywide, we are looking at services and supports provided by The County or funded through a contractual agreement by The County to perform such services in immigrant and refugee communities. The initial assessment and analysis should include data collection and stakeholder engagement. This could look like data and information collection within The County, with contracted providers funded by The County to do work in immigrant and refugee communities, with community based organizations and groups who are deeply connected in immigrant and refugee communities within Multnomah County, and with community members with lived experience as an immigrant or refugee. Specifically, quantitative and qualitative data should be included in the analysis. Data collection may include, but may not be limited to assessing service utilization and outcomes, along with barriers along the social determinants of health identified by intended service users. The analysis will include sense-making of the data and what it is telling us, along with recommendations to address the challenges and barriers identified in the data collection efforts. Data dimensions within the analysis should include an understanding of where services are geographically located, where the majority of participants live, as well as the distance from these services to the areas in our county where we know we have large populations of immigrant and refugee communities. Additionally, the analysis should compare who is being referred to services countywide and if there are disparities or disproportionalities present and a comparison of the demographics of the immigrant and refugee communities that we serve and the staff in our programs.

The County is seeking information about organizations or consultants who have a deep understanding of the unique experiences different immigrant and refugee communities might hold as well as the intersectionalities that exist for people but that most services are silent to. This work will require an organization or consultant to have demonstrated experience honoring the experience of immigrant and refugee communities and the well-placed distrust in our system, organization and services - while making all efforts to ensure we are centering community voice with every effort towards the change needed to ensure equity for all of our community members, not just some. Organizations and consultants interested in this opportunity will have demonstrated experience working on similar assessments or analysis with government agencies, community-based organizations and within immigrant and refugee communities. Organizations and consultants must have relationships and trust built in communities The County aims to impact through this analysis and recommendations.

DEFINITIONS

Culturally Responsive Services: Cultural responsive services are general services that have been adapted to honor and align with the beliefs, practices, culture and linguistic needs of diverse consumer/client populations and communities whose members identify as having particular cultural or linguistic affiliations by virtue of their place of birth, ancestry or ethnic origin, religion, preferred language or language spoken at home. Culturally responsive services also refer to services provided in a way that is culturally responsive to the varied and intersecting “biological, social and cultural categories such as gender identity, class, ability, sexual orientation, religion, caste, and other axes of identity” (Wikipedia, 2017). Culturally responsive organizations typically refer to organizations that possess the knowledge and capacity to respond to the issues of diverse, multicultural communities at multiple intervention points. Culturally responsive organizations affirmatively adopt and integrate the cultural and social norms and practices of the communities they serve. These agencies seek to comprehensively address internal power and privilege dynamics throughout their service delivery, personnel practices and leadership structure. (Powell, 2015, as cited in Multnomah County Office of Diversity and Equity, Contracting and Procurement for Culturally Specific and Responsive Services, 2017).

Culturally Specific Services: Culturally specific services are services provided for specific populations based on their particular needs, where the majority of members/clients are reflective of that community, and use language, structures and settings familiar to the culture of the target population to create an environment of belonging and safety in which services are delivered. Culturally specific organizations typically refer to organizations with a majority of members/clients from a particular community. Culturally specific organizations also have a culturally focused organizational identity and environment, a positive track record of successful community engagement, and recognition from the community served as advancing the best interests of that community.

(Curry-Stevens, A., Reyes, M.E. and Coalition of Communities of Color, 2014).

Immigrant and Refugee Communities: For the purposes of this project, immigrant and refugee communities refers to individuals who are displaced, and in general, have left their home countries due to economic opportunities, family reunification. war, environmental or economic disasters, political persecution, and/or religious or ethnic intolerance.

There are legal terms and status associated with immigration status, and asylum seeker or refugee status.

Linguistically Appropriate: Linguistically appropriate services are respectful of and responsive to the health beliefs, practices and needs of diverse patients/clients. By tailoring services to an individual's culture and language preference, health professionals can help bring about positive health outcomes for diverse populations, (US Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, 2021).

Intersectionality: the interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage (Oxford Dictionary, 2021).

Community based participatory research (CBPR): Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is a partnership approach to research that equitably involves community members, organizational representatives, researchers, and others in all aspects of the research process, with all partners in the process contributing expertise and sharing in the decision-making and ownership (Wikipedia, 2021).

Needs Assessments: A needs assessment is triggered by a need to better understand a particular situation and the conditions faced by populations of concern, whether in the context of a response to a sudden crisis or an ongoing planning effort during a protracted crisis (UNHCR, 2017).

Participatory Action Research (PAR): Participatory action research (PAR) is an approach to action research emphasizing participation and action by members of communities affected by that research (Wikipedia, 2021).

GOALS, VALUES AND OTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS

Equity Statement:

At Multnomah County, we don't just accept difference; we value it and support it to create a culture of dignity and respect. Contractors with Multnomah County shall perform work in a manner which aligns with Multnomah County’s values of equity, inclusion, and cultural responsiveness; ensuring diversity training for staff, developing a diverse workforce, as well as incorporating social equity innovation into contractor’s policy development and service delivery.

FUNDING

This Project has a budget of up to $100,000 through 6/30/22. This funding is for the whole project and may support community engagement, stakeholder involvement, outreach efforts and other associated costs to carry out the deliverables. Please be mindful of this constraint as you consider how you or your organization may support the scope of this project. The County fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30 which will not align with the contracting year for this project. This project is currently anticipated to take until the end of this Fiscal Year, June 30, 2022, and will not result in a sourcing event but instead recommendations

Funding of the work described in this RIP is not guaranteed. Fluctuations in funding year to year should be expected. The County cannot assure that any particular level of work will be assigned and the contract will permit the County to add or remove work as necessary depending on availability of funding.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES/PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING

The performance measures for this project will include a minimum of what is indicated in the chart below and additional performance measures will be negotiated between the program office and the selected contractor.

Measure Type Primary Measure

Output Final report mapping existing services for immigrants and refugees and provides recommendations on how best to structure County support for immigrants and refugees.

Outcome Percent of contract development and management deadlines that are met timely.

Output Improved clarity in how to build capacity and better partner with immigrant and refugee communities.

DELIVERABLES

1. Immigrant and Refugee service map for county managed or contracted services

2. Quantitative data collection on services in a usable format for further analysis

3. Final summary report to include:

a. Data collection (quantitative and qualitative) process

b. Analysis process

c. Findings

d. Recommendations

4. Presentation of findings

5. Prioritized recommendations list to improve immigrant and refugee experience with Multnomah

County services, which includes how to best structure County support for immigrant and refugee communities.

6. Report back to community stakeholders regarding the results and recommendations

CONTRACT NEGOTIATION

The County will initiate contract negotiations with the responsive and responsible Proposer with the highest scoring proposal. Multnomah County may, at its option, elect to negotiate general contract terms and conditions, services, pricing, implementation schedules, and such other terms as the County determines are in the County’s best interest. If negotiations fail to result in a contract, the County reserves the right to terminate the negotiations and initiate contract negotiations with the next highest scoring responsive and responsible Proposer. This process may continue until a contract agreement is reached.

CONTRACT AWARD

Multnomah County strongly encourages the participation of Minority-Owned, Women-Owned, and Emerging Small Businesses and Organizations in providing these services.

Through this RIP process, the County is seeking to award one contract in an amount not to exceed $100,000.

The award, as determined by the County, will be made to the responsive and responsible Proposer with the highest scoring Proposal that the County determines is most advantageous to the County based on the evaluation process and evaluation factors described in this RIP. The County may reserve the right to ask clarifying questions after the solicitation process has closed.

CONTRACT TERM

This contract is intended to expire June 30, 2022. The Contract may be extended depending on other factors.

COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT

The Cost Reimbursement pricing structure reflects a purchase arrangement in which the County pays the supplier for budgeted agreed-upon costs that are incurred in the delivery of services specified in the contract, up to a stated maximum obligation. Note: if the pricing structure is cost plus something, such as a percentage or a flat fee, please refer to the pricing structure as Cost Plus, rather than cost reimbursement.

COOPERATIVE PURCHASING

Not applicable for these services

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Minimum insurance requirements:

Type of Insurance Coverage Limit Combined Single Limit Per Occurrence

Annual Aggregate Limit

Commercial General Liability $1,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00

Commercial Auto Liability* *Auto may be negotiated if the County is not reimbursing for auto mileage.

$1,000,000.00 $2,000,000.00

Workers Compensation* *if your firm is a subject employer

Minimum of $500,000

The County must be listed as an Additional Insured by Endorsement on any General Liability Policy on a primary and non-contributory basis. Such coverage will specifically include products and completed operations coverage.

EVALUATION PROCESS

The evaluation of proposals received in response to the RIP will be conducted comprehensively, fairly and impartially. Structured quantitative scoring methods will be used to maximize the objectivity of the evaluation.

The evaluation committee of designated reviewers shall review and evaluate proposals. The committee will be composed of individuals with experience in, knowledge of, and program responsibility for program service and financing.

INCLEMENT WEATHER/EMERGENCY SITUATIONS:

In the event of inclement weather or emergency situations, electronic bid or proposal submission date and times will remain unchanged. For construction/transportation bids that require additional documentation after bid opening, those documents will be required by 10:00 am on the first business day after County closure or delays.

Please refer to the Sourcing Event for updated information, if any, on the time for Bid/Proposal submission.

COVID REQUIREMENTS:

Multnomah County may require at time of contracting, the following contractors to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. This includes:

● Contractors who have in-person contact with Multnomah County clients, whether at Multnomah County facilities or other sites.

● Contractors who work in healthcare facilities or care for people in their homes or in settings where they are more likely than the general public to have health conditions.

● Contractors who work at or in Multnomah County schools and have direct or indirect contact with students.

● See the County’s website for current information on this requirement.

https://www.multco.us/purchasing/covid-19-vaccination-requirement-contractors

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

At the time of proposal submission, Proposers must meet the following minimum requirements. Failure to provide any of the required documents or meet any of the below requirements shall result in rejection of the proposal.

1. The Proposal response must be received by Multnomah County Purchasing no later than 4:00 P.M. local Portland time on the proposal submission deadline.

Proposer Representations and Certifications:

2. The Proposer must certify that they agree to the Proposers Representation and Certification terms in the Pre-requisite page of the Sourcing Event.

At the time of Contracting, Proposers must meet the following minimum requirements. Failure to provide any of the required documents or meet any of the below requirements shall result in cancellation of the contract.

1. Proposers must be legal entities, currently registered to do business in the State of Oregon (per ORS 60.701).

2. Proposers must submit verification that all insurance requirements are met.

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Prerequisites Required to Enter Bid

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1. Proposer/Bidder agrees to receive all correspondence electronically and are responsible for keeping their supplier portal updated with current contact information.

2. CONFIDENTIALITY - Please read the statutory requirements in the prerequisite link.

3. Please review the statements in this certification regarding Assurances, Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters and Certification Regarding Conflict of Interest.

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Buyer Attachments

1. Procedural Instructions (Proposals)

2. How to Complete and Submit a Response to a Sourcing Event - MMP Supplier Guide

3. Contracting and Procurement for Culturally Specific and Responsive Services, 2017 attached to the Bu

4. RIP-51-2022 Buyer Attachment A.docx

5. Attachment H-1

6. Sample County Services Contract

7. Sample Exhibit 2

8. Sample Exhibit 3 - Certification Statement for Corporation or Independent Contractor.docx

9. Sample Exhibit 4

0. Sample Exhibit 5 - Equal Employment Opportunity Certification Statement

1. Checklist for Independent Contractor

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Questions Required Questions

Group 1.1: Company Certification Information - This section is not scored Instructions:

1.1.1 State of Incorporation

1.1.2 Date of Incorporation

1.1.3

ASSURANCES - Proposer attests that Proposer is a resident proposer, as described in ORS 279A.120, of the State of (ENTER STATE) and has not discriminated against any minority, women, or emerging small business enterprises certified under ORS 200.055 or a business enterprise that is owned or controlled by or that employs a disabled veteran as defined in ORS 408.225 in obtaining any required subcontracts, in accordance with ORS 279A.110. Enter State:

1.1.4 Where Proposer is unable to certify to any of the statements in Proposer Representations and Certifications of the pre-requisite, Proposer shall provide an explanation to their offer here.

1.1.5

The Proposer certifies to the best of its knowledge and believe that neither it nor any of its principal participants and agents has or has had the following relationships with the specific firm(s)/individual(s), identified in this sourcing event, which may be determined to be an organizational conflict of interest. I understand that based on the information provided by Proposer, Multnomah County may exclude the Proposer from further consideration and may withdraw its selection if the real or apparent organizational conflict of interest cannot be avoided or mitigated. Proposer further certifies that the degree and extent of the relationship of the Proposer with these named firm(s)/individual(s) will be fully disclosed:

1.1.6 Upload additional explanation as needed

1.1.7 Name of person submitting the Proposal:

1.1.8 Title of person submitting the Proposal:

1.1.9 I represent that I am at least eighteen (18) years of age.

1.1.10 I represent that the printing of my name and the submittal of a Proposal is intended to authenticate this writing and to have the same force and effect as my manual signature.

1.1.11 I represent that I am either authorized to bind the Proposer, or that I am submitting the Proposal on behalf of and at the direction of the Proposer's representative authorized to contractually bind the Proposer.

1.1.12 I represent that the Proposer and/or its applicable representative(s) has reviewed the information contained in this Proposal and that the information submitted is accurate.

Group 2.1: Programmatic Questions (75%)

Instructions: Please see Buyer Attachment A for complete question and criteria. See upload instructions in the Description section.

2.1.1

2.1.1 Describe your organization’s or professional philosophy and approach to work in the community. Please include mission statement, vision, values and how you show up as you work to produce community-driven deliverables for an institution, such as the County. (15% of the Programmatic questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.1.2

2.1.2. Describe your professional and lived experience working in immigrant and refugee communities. Include how your approach reflects that experience, as well as an understanding of systemic/institutional racism and the harm, pain and distrust that may exist for immigrant and refugee communities living in Multnomah County. (15% of the Programmatic questions).

Please include specific examples of working in immigrant and refugee communities and the capacities/roles you played. Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.1.3

2.1.3. Describe your approach and experience conducting research, such as: compiling data, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data and information, and synthesizing findings to be actionable for various stakeholder groups. Please also describe any experience you have with community based participatory research (CBPR), participatory action research (PAR) and/or community driven needs assessments.

Highlight evidence of stakeholder engagement in your research process with concrete examples of how you communicate with stakeholders in the research process. (15% of the Programmatic questions).

Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

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2.1.4

2.1.4. The recommendations stemming from the analysis will result in more systemic changes that improve the experience of immigrant and refugee communities in Multnomah County.

What work and experience has prepared you for a project of this scope? Include details about:

i.different cultural communities you have worked with in the past, ii.what community based organizations and community partners you have existing relationships with, iii.how you have already built trust with these communities. (12.5% of the Programmatic questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.1.5

2.1.5. Please tell us how you would go about bringing this assessment (see question 2.1.4.) and list of recommendations to fruition. Include your plan and how you or your organization would utilize potential funding for this project given the budget described above. Include details about:

i.any known challenges or barriers that you foresee in this work, ii.your understanding of communities’ experience, iii.what stakeholders would be critical, from your perspective, to include in this process.

(12.5% of the Programmatic questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.1.6

2.1.6. Please provide an overview of your pricing strategy and breakdown you anticipate in order to complete the project as described. Include the estimated cost of outreach and engagement efforts, any staff requirements, pay scale, and any related budget categories. (15% of the Programmatic questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.1.7

2.1.7. Please share 1-2 examples of final products (reports, recommendation lists, etc) from related work you have done. You may include webshots, screen shots, PDF examples or snips of online examples. Do not include any weblinks or outside information in your examples. Any outside web sources will not be accepted nor evaluated.

Please upload this as a separate file in the Supplier Attachment section and label as (your firm’s name) Question 2.1.7. Maximum number of pages for this file is 15 pages.

(15% of the Programmatic questions) Please see the instructions in the Description section of this sourcing event. Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

Group 2.2: Responsible Business Practice Questions (25%) Instructions:

2.2.1

2.2.1. Environmental Consideration: How does your work minimize negative impacts to the environment? (40% of the Responsible Business Practice Questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.2.2

2.2.2. Social Equity: Through stories and metrics, describe how your agency incorporates equity values, manages diversity and systematically involves consumers, families and communities in all aspects of policy and service delivery? (40% of the Responsible Business Practice Questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

2.2.3

2.2.3. Economic Impact: Please describe how your service delivery has positive economic impacts for the communities you are serving. (20% of the Responsible Business Practice Questions) Please check "Yes" that you have answered this question in your proposal.

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Product Line Items Product Line Items

There are no Items added to this event.

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Service Line Items Service Line Items

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# Item Name, Commodity Code, Description Allow

Alternates Qty. UOM Requested Service Delivery

S1 Do Not Complete - ADMN 1

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