University of Illinois at Chicago
Announcement of a Sole Source Purchase
Vendor: Center for Housing and Health (CHH)
Change Order Amount: $100,000
This sole source change order by an additional $100,000.00 is for the housing and continual medical assistance for the chronically homeless individuals who suffer high rates or mental illness and substance abuse, and without stable housing, their medical conditions are often exacerbated by these unmet psychosocial conditions. At the time of the original sole source, there was no history or spend data on how much would be required to run the program. Now with the necessary data in hand, we can make a better assessment of the funding necessary to assist these patients.
The buyer for this procurement is now Janielle Graham, (312) 413-2816.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Margaret van Dijk.
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
Awarded to:Vendor: Center for Housing and Health (CHH), Columbia, MD
Amount: An estimated $250,000
Terms:
An estimated start date of 8/5/2015 through 8/4/2018, 36 months
Renewals:
None
The University award process may be delayed up to thirty days as this award goes through a state approval process.
The hearing was held on July 22, 2015. The Hearing Officer's recommendation is attached.
The State Purchasing Officer for this procurement is now Shirley Webb.
First published Tuesday, July 7, 2015
The University awarded a contract for Center for Housing and Health (CHH) services. to Center for Housing and Health (CHH), Columbia, MD, for an estimated $250,000.
The Center for Housing and Health leads the only collaborative in Chicago and Cook County of supportive housing providers for the homeless. The collaborative is called Better Health Through Housing (BHH); and the Center for Housing and Health serves as its coordinating entity and fiscal agent. The collaborative itself is not a legal entity but an association of 28 supportive housing providers serving the homeless.
CHH is the awardee of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and State of Illinois supportive service grants that provide housing for highly vulnerable homeless individuals and families who are also high users of health care services. Its programs provide system-wide coordination and a "housing-First" approach to supportive housing. The collaborative, named "Better Health Through Housing", (BHH) has commitment from 25 Chicago area supportive housing agencies that will provide up to 125 scattered 1- bedroom apartments for the homeless. The BHH Collaborative will provide to UI Health homeless outreachh and engagement services, and both immediate bridge housing units and 1 bedroom apartments for up to 25 chronically homeless UI Health patients identified primarily in the Emergency Room but also in the Psychiatry and other departments.
In addition to the outreach and housing provided, services also include a single 10-digit referral number, intake services and intensive case management of these individuals.
The University has determined that this purchase is only economically available from this source because the CHH, as the lead agency for the BHH Collaborative, is representing 80% of the supportive housing units in Chicago and Cook County for the homeless, and it is the only organization that has received a waiver to bypass the Chicago Continuum of Care Central Referral System (CRS). In Chicago and Cook County, all available supportive housing units for the homeless must go through a HUD-mandated Coordinated Access process (CRS in Chicago) that presently has a list of over 10,000 homeless individuals awaiting housing placement.
For additional information, contact:
State Purchasing Officer - Aaron M. Finder
The State of Illinois has a policy to encourage prospective vendors to hire
qualified veterans, minorities, females, persons with disabilities and ex-offenders.
