REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Contract Authorization with Health Research Inc./New York State Department of Health for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant
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Date: June 3, 2025
Department: Health
Attending Meeting: Maribeth Miller
Submitted By: Ransom Moore
Title: Assistant Commissioner
Phone: 518-447-4695
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
Health Research, Inc.
150 Broadway Suite 560
Menands, NY 12204
Term: (Start/end date or duration) July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $341,339
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 100% County:
State: Local:
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A.4010.0.4433
Revenue Amount: $341,339
Appropriation Account and Line: Various
Appropriation Amount: $341,339
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
If Mandated, Cite Authority:
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☐ No ☒
# of Response(s):
# of MWBE:
# of Veteran Business:
Bond Resolution No.:
Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: Resolution 2024-404
July 8, 2024
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Albany County Department of Health (ACDOH) requests authorization to enter into a contract with Health Research, Inc. / New York State Department of Health for the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program in the amount of $341,339 for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This funding is used to:
• Improve Albany County’s capacity for public health emergency response;
• Continue its robust training and exercise program to test our response capabilities; and
• Continue to recruit and train Medical Reserve Corps volunteers.
All revenues and expenditures were anticipated and included in the 2025 Health Department budget. These grant funds are provided to the County on an annual basis and we are not required to apply for the funding.