Non-Competitive_Oversight_Committee_Justification_Form.docx

This is a Non-Competitive Oversight Committee Justification Form related to Pinellas County, Florida's procurement of a behavioral health coordinated access model (CAM) service provider. The county seeks to contract with an organization capable of operating Care About Me, the Pinellas County Coordinated Access Model, which requires sophisticated multichannel contact center capabilities and a team of clinical behavioral health assessors with local presence. The vendor must provide CAM Team clinical staffing, administrative and program management leadership, accept intakes through multiple channels (phone, text, chat, and email), utilize the Care About Me telephone number and web address, provide call data and metrics, and operate within the county's CAM Platform for information collection, assessment, appointment booking, system-level analytics, and data sharing. The form indicates this procurement went through a non-competitive approval process, requiring justification and sign-off from the Non-Competitive Oversight Committee members including Merry Celeste, Don Crowell, Chris Rose, and the Department ACA representative.

The justification form requests documentation regarding the project/purchase name, total budget estimate, duration of engagement, project manager, requisitioning department, and specific rationale for the non-competitive purchase method. The form also requires explanation of whether the selected vendor was utilized on prior contracts and background information supporting the vendor selection. Priority will be given to vendors willing to onboard eligible clinical staff from the current CAM pilot program to expedite implementation and ensure continuity of services, while hiring or providing existing staff for additional team needs. The form was revised on May 5, 2023, and requires approval from all listed oversight committee members before procurement can proceed.