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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-046 Aging - TJCOG MIPPA-SHIIP Outreachpi FLUMUMM1111 11111111111111, 1111111111 111 1 111 li 111 7 Contract Documents: This contract consists of the folllowing documents, which are incorporated herein by reference: a This contract b. General Terms and Conditions for Public Sector Contracts (Attachment A) c. Statement of Work (Attachment B) d. Line Item Budget and Budget Narrative (Attachment C) e, Certifications Regarding Drug-Free Work-Place, Lobbying, and Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters (Attachment Di) These d0CUrnents constitute the entire agreement between the Parties, and supersede all prior oral ) or written statements or agreements. 2. Precedence Among Contract Documents: In the event of a conflict between or among the terms of the Contract Documents, the terms in the Contract Document with the highest relative precedence shall prevail. The order of precedence shall be the order of documents as listed in the contract document section, with the first-listed document having the highest precedence and the last-listed docurnent having the lowest precedence. If there are multiple contract amendments, the most recent amendment shall have the highest precedence and the oldest amendment shall have the lowest precedence. C,. Effective Period: This contract shall be effective 10.1.2017 and shall terminate on 9i.30.2018. 4. Subcontractor's Diuties: The Subcontractor shall provide the services as described In the Statement of Work (Attachment B) and in accord�ance with the approved' Line Item Budget and' Budget Narrative (Attachment C). 5. Provider's Duties: The Provider shall: pay the Subcontractor in the manner and in the amounts specified in the contract documents. The total amount paid by the Provider to the Subcontractor under this contract shall not exceed $ 2 _�,940.00 , (from Grant # 1701 NCMIAA-01) There are no matching! requirements. 6. Conflict of MInterest Policy/Statement: The Provider has determined that this Contract is not subject to NCGS 14-C-6- 22 & 23, 7., Reversion of Ulnexpended Funds: Any Linexpended grant funds shall revert to the Provider upon termination of this contract. 8. Grants: The SUbcontractor has the responsibiflty to ensure that all sub- grantees, if any, provide all information necessary to permit the Subcontractor to comply with the standards set forth in this contract. 9,. Payment Provisions: Payment provisions of this contract are as follows: a. An amo�u,niit equal to, o ount will be made upon final execution of contract; an�d�, • Pending compliance with mlonithily reporting requirements outlined in, the Statement of Wo k (Attachment sir final one-half allotment will hie proicessed and paid upon receipt of the monthly compliance and budget report due on July 10, 2018. 10. Contract Administrators: All notices permitted or required to be given by one Party to the otheir and all qUestions, about the contract from one Party to the IN shall be addressed and delivered to the other Party's contract administrator. The name, post office address, street address, telephorie number, fax number, and'email address of the Parties," respective initial contract administrators are set out below. Either Party may change the name, post office address, street address, telephone nurnber, fax number, or emall address of its contract administrator by giving a written 30 day notice to the other Party. For the Provider: . ... . ........ .... .. IF DELIVERED BY US POSTAL SERVICE IF DELIVERED BY ANY OTHER I MEANS Mary K. Warren, Director, Area Agency on Aging Triangle J Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging SAME 4307 Ernperor Blvd., Suite 110 Durham, NC 27703 Telephone : 919 558-2707 Fax: 919 5149-9390 Email: mwarren@ co .far For the Subcontractor: IF DELIVERED BY US POSTAL SERVICE ige Colunity, Department o"n Agiing 1, Homestead Rd.: pej Hill,, NC 27516 telephond'. 919-245-2023 Fax: 919963 -2093 Email: bsh!uiford,@orandecOLinty,,nq.,gov Page 2 of 12 IF DELIIVERED BY ANY OTHER MEANS 2551 Homestead Rd, Chapel) Hilll,,NC 27 16', 11. Supplementation of Expenditure of Public Funds: The Subcontractor assures that funds received pursuant to this contract shall be used only to supplement, not to supplant, the total amount of federal, state and local public funds that the Subcontractor otherwise expends for contract services and related prograrns. Funds received under th,is, contract shall be used to provide additional public funding for Such services; the funds shall not be u.usedl to reduce the Subcontractor's total expenditure of other public funds for such services. 12. Disbursements: As a condition of this contract, the Subcontractor acknowledges and agrees to make disbursements in accordance with the following requirements: a. Implement adequate internal controls over d is burse ments; b. Pre-audit all vouchers presented for payment to determine: • Validity and accuracy of payment • Payment due date • Adequacy of documentation supporting payment • Legality of disbursement c. Assure adequate control of signature stamps/plates; d. Assure adequate control of negotiable instruments; and e. Implement procedures to insure that account balance is solvent and reconcile the account monthly, 13, Outsourcing: The subcontractor agrees that it will not outsource any jobs related to this contract without providing notice to the Provider. 14. Signature Warranty: The undersigned represent and warrant that they are authorized to bind their principals to the terms of this agreement. 15. Iran Divesture; By execution of this agreernent, the Parties certify that they have not been identified nor utilized the service of any agent or subcontractor on the list created by the NC State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147-86.58. 16. Federal Certifications: Individual's and Organizations receiving federal funds must ensure compliance with certain certifications required' by federal laws and regulations, The Subcontractor is hereby complying with Certifications regarding Nondiscriminaflon, Drug-Free Workplace Requirements, Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Debarment, Suspension, and Lobbying. These assurances and certifications are Attachment D. The signature page is to be signed by the Subcontractor's authorized representative. (continued) Page 3 of,12 The Subcontractor and the Provider have executed this contract in duplicate origin,als, with one original being retained b,y each party. Triangle J Council of Governments .... ....... .. . Lee,W,"orsley, Executive Director PANDUMUM ignature, Bonnie Hammersley Prilnted'Name, Date . . .......... Date Oran, �e j�o t a. .... ... Title, Provislon for payme onies to fall due under thiis Agreement within the current federal fiscal year have been made by appropriation duly authorized as required by' tile Local Government Budget and Fiscal Cointrol Act BY: Judy A. WeHer Finance Director Triangle J Council of Governments Page 4 of 12 Attachment A Availability of Funds: The parties to this contract agree and understand that the payment of the SUMS specified in this contract is dependent and contingent upon and subject to the appropriation,, allocation, and availability of funds for this purpose to the Contractor from federal, state and local Sources, Force Majeu!re: Neither party shall be deemed to be in default of its obligations hereunder if and so long as it is prevented from performing such obiligiations by any act of war, hostile foreign action, nuclear explosion, riot, strikes, civil insurrection, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, or other catastrophic natural event or act of God. Survival of Promises- All promises, requirements, terms, conditions, provisions, representations, guarantees, and warranties contained herein shall survive the contract expiration or termination date Unless specifically provided" otherwise herein, or unless superseded by applicable Federal or State statutes of limitation, Copyrights and Ownership of Defiverables: All deliverable items produced pursuant to this contract are the exclusive property of the Contractor. The subcontractor shall not assert a claim of copyright or other property interest !in Such deliverables. Federal Intellectual Property Bankruptcy Protection Act. The Parties agree that the Contractor shall be entitled to all rights and benefits of the Federal intellectual Property Bankruptcy Protection Act, Public Law 1,00-506, codified at 11 US.C, 365 (n) and': any amendments thereto, 1 111111 Compliance with Laws: The Subcontractor shall) comply with all laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, and licensing' requirements that are applicable to the conduct of its business, including those of federal, state, and local agencies having jurisdiction andlor authority, Eqival Ernployment Opportunity, The Subcontractor shall comply with all federal and State laws relating to equal employment Opportunity. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA),, The Subcontractor agrees that, if the Contractor determines that some or all of the activities within the scope of this contract are subject to the Health linsurance, Portability and Accountability Act of Il 996, P. L, 104 -51, as amended ("HIPAK), or its implementing regulations, it will comply with the H'IIPAA requirements and will execute such agreements and ) practices as the Contractor may require to ensure compliance. Confidentiality Confidentiality, Any information, data, instruments, dOCUrnents, studies or reports given to or prepared or assembled by the Subcontractor under this agreement shall be kept as confidential and not divulged or made available to any Individual or organization without the prior written approval of the Contractor, The Subcontractor acknowledges that in receiving, storing, processing or otherwise dealing with any confidential information it will safeguard and not further disclose the information except as otherwise provided in this contract. 93= Access to Persons and: Records: The Contractor, County, Area Agency on Aging, Divlslon of Aging and Adult Services, other authorized officials of the Contractor, funding authorities,, the North Carolina State Auditor, and/or applicable federal agencies shall have access to persons and records as a result of all contracts or grants entered into by State agencies or political subdivisions in accordance with General Statute 147-64.7. Additionally, as a State funding authority, the Department of Health and Human Services shall have access, to persons and records as a result of all contracts or grants entered' into by State agencies or political subdivisions. Record' Retention: Records shall] not be destroyed, purged or disposed of without the express written consent of the Contractor. State basic records retention policy requires all grant records to be retained for a minimurn of five years or until all audit exceptions have been Page 5 of712 resolved, whichever is longer. If the contract is subject to federal policy and regulations, record retention may be longer than five years since records must be retained for a period of three years following subrnission of the final Federal Financial Status Report, if applicable, or three years following the submission of a revised final Federal Financial Status Report, Also, if any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, disallowance action, or other action involving this Contract has been started before expiration of the five-year retention period described above, the records must be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which, arise from it, or until the end of the regular five-year period described above, whichever is later. The record retention period for Temporary Assistance for Needy families (TAIL F) and MEDICAID and Medical Assistance grants and prograrns rnust be retained for a minimurn, of ten years. Warranties and Certifications Date and Time Warranty: The Subcontractor warrants that the product(s) and service(s) furnished pursuant to this contract ("product"' includes, without limitation, any piece of equipment, hardware, firmware, middleware, custorn or commercial software, or internal components, subroutines,, and interfaces therein) that perform any date and/or time data recognition function, calculation, or sequencing will support a four digit year format and will provide accurate date/firne data and leap year calculations. This warranty shall survive the termination or expiration of this contract. Certification Regarding Collection! of Taxes, G. S. 148- g,1 bars the Secretary of Administration frorn entering into contracts, with vendors that meet one of the conditions of G., 105-164.8(b) and yet refuse to collect use taxes on sales of tangibile personal property to purchasers in North Carolina, The conditions include: (a) maintenance of a retail establishment or office; (b) presence of representatives in the State that solicit sales or transact business on behalf of the vendor; and (c) systernatic exploitation of the market by media-assisted, rneciia-facifitated, or media- solicited means. The Contractor certifies that it and all of its affiliates (if any) collect all required taxes, Miscellaneous Amendment: This contract may not be amended oralllly or by performance. Any amendment must be made in written forrn and executed by dully authorized representatives of the Contractor. Severability-, In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction holds that a provision or requirement of this contract violates any applicable law, each such provision or requirernent shall continue to be enforced to the extent it is not in violation of law or is not otherwise unenforceable and all other provisions and requirements of this contract shall remain in full force and effect. Headling!s. The Section and!, Paragraph headings in these General Terms and Conditions are not material parts of the agreement and should not be used to construe the meaning thereof. Tirne of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this contract. Key Personnel: The Contractor shall not replace any of the key personnel) assigned to the performance of this , contract without the prior written inotiification of the Contractor. The term "key personnel," inicludes, any and all persons, identified by as Such in the contract documents, and any other persoinis, sub'sequently identified as key personnel by the written agreement of the parfiles. Care of Property: The Subcontractor agrees that it shall be responsible for the proper custody and care of any property furnished to it for use in connection with the performance of this contract and will reimburse the Contractor for loss of, or damage to, such property. At the termination of this contract, the Subcontractor shall contact the Area Agency on Aging for instructions as to the disposition of such property and shall comply with these instructions, Travel Expenses: Reimbursement to the Subcontractor for travel' mileage, meals, lodging and other travel expenses incurred in the performance of this contract shall not exceed the rates published in the applicable State rules. international travel shall not be reimbursed under this contract. Sales/Use Tax Refunds: If eligible, the Subcontractor and all Subcontractors shall. (a) ask the North Carolina Department of Revenue for a refund of all sales and ) use taxes paid by them in the performance of this contract, pursuant to G.S. 105-16,4,14; and (b) exclude all refundable sales and use taxes, from @H reportable expenditures before the expenses are entered in their reimbursernent reports. Advertising: The Contractor shall not use the award of this contract as a part of any news release or commercial advertising. Page 6 of 12 Attachimeint B For the perio,,d 101.1.17 — 9.3I,-1? This statement should be short summary describing what the Subcontractor does and how the Subcontractor will use these funds, The terms of the contract between TJIAAA and the Subcontractor requires that these goals are met for the stated period. The uses of these funds are not limited to but MUST include the following activities, 1) Conduct a, rninimum of two outreach activities, in each county. A minimuirn, of one outreach activity must be planned in colll'a bo ration, with a community partner(s) that serves individuals with mental illness, and a rninirnum of one Outreach activity Must be held that focuses on people who are aging and/or have disabilities other than!, mentall illness,. 2) All outreach activities must include Relay for Extra Help materials provided by the Senor Health Insurance Information (SH11P) office, 3), Coordinate with local SHlIP sites and refer individual's who are likely eligible for LIS and Msp. 1 4) Submit Client Counseling Contact forms for individual counseling and Public & Media Outreach forrns, fro outreach events monthly to the TJAAA office for entering in the national SHIPtalk reporting system, 5) Develop new partnerships for planning and conducting Successful outreach events, 6) Encourage Medicare beneficiaries to participate in local disease prevention: and wellness activities. 7) Monthly reporting forms for contracted activities and expenses incurred are to be submitted to electronically by the 1 Ott i of each month for the month prior to Martha Grove Hipskinn at marthagrove@tjcog.org. A final report of expenses incurred is due on or before November 10, 20 1;: 8. The following Scope of Work shoOd address the ways the Subcontractor wiiI accomplish the gibove expectations and/or willinilgness to comply. �Page '7 of 12 Planned outreach activities include monthly Welcome to Medicare classes at public libraries and Get the Mo t Out of Medicare classes in March and August (designed for those already receiving Medicare) at each Senior Center. Additional outreach will include participation, in senior events at two outlying community centers in Cedar Grove and the Eflanid-Cheeks community, We host information tables at Wal'-mart in Hillsbo► -OUgh, at least quarterly as well) as other community health or service fairs and events. We plan' to distribute flyers regarding new Medicare cards (May-June) and Open Enrollment (September) through partner organizations that work with the disabled and mentally challenged Populations in our community (Club Nova, County Mental Health Department, Cardinal Innovations, NAMl, etc,). If possible, we will plan ain Open Enrollment event in conjunction with one of these partners (October-(December 20,1 8). 2. All outreach activities include information about Extra Help and other programs for those with limited resources or high cost medications. 1 We provide space and coordination for the Orange County SHIP program at our two senior centers (Hillsborough, and Chapel Hill). Appointments with certified counselors at least 2 days per rnonth at each center. Ali counselors, are trained to screen and complete Extra Help applications. Clients who appear to qualify for MSP or Medicaid are referred to the DSS Social Worker that is located at that Center, 4. Client Contacts and Public/Media Activities are entered) into SHIPTalk by the 15ti" of the following month. 5 Diuring 2018, our focus will be on! deepening the relationships which we initiated in 2017 These inc�luide directors at low income senior apartments Pied'mioint Community Health Center, YMCA, and the two outlying community centers. We also plan to re-establish is our relatioinshiip with Club No ort also required to maintain our extensive partnerships with the public libraries, primary ca:re physician offices, large emlpl'oyers anid seniior center staff, & Information about preventive services are included in all classes and information tables. We will continue to identify opportunities to participate in community health and wellness fairs throughout the year, 7. We will provide a reporting, form, for activities from 10/1/2017 through 2/28/18 by March 10t�' and monthly thereafter. Page 8 of 12 Attachment C For the period 11, 0. 1. 17 — 9.30.18 WITWWWWWORMW Mi I Using the budget fine items listed below, please provide a budget and a short narrative on how you plan to spend the fun6ng arnount reflIected in the agreement. Allowable expenses include telephone, postage, salary /stipends, equipment purchases, internet services, etc. New CMS regUlations, stipulate that federal dollars cannot be used to purchase food. If any of your outreach events ji nclude food, it must be paid for from other funds. Additionally, please note that indirect charges wall not be allowed under this agreement. I III I ilIiiii Hill III !I WMAINMEMM Page 9 of 12 FAMOH= 0.001OWWAOMEN IM =01 sw�gIVOILM11=1 F311U Imtol Iml 111OLVIIIIIIINOMW WNIMAJ WHIM lily ffia 'MINKI , IM I �, The undersigned (authorized official) certifies that it will provide a drug-free workplace in accordance with the Druig-Free Work-Place Act of 1988, 45 Cpl Part 76, subparl: F, The certification set out below is a material representation of fact upon which reliance will be placed when awardlin,g the grant. False certification or violation of the certification shall be grounds for suspension of payments, suspensions or termination of grants or government wide suspension or debarment. The grantee certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug-free workplace by: (a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition,* (b) Establishing an on-going drulg-free awareness program to inform employees about— (1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace; (2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace; (3) Any available drug counseling:, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and (4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the workplace; (c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of this statement required by paragraph (a); above; (d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment under the grant, the employee will— (1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and (2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute occurring in then orkplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction; (e) Notifying the agency, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under Subparagraph (d)(2), above, from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to Agency on whose grant activity the convicted employee was working. Notices, shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant; (f) -raking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2), above, with respect to any employee who is so conOcted- (1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee,, up to and including termination, consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or (2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other appropriate agency; (g) Making a good! faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free workplace through implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f)�, The grantee certifies, that, as a condition of the grant, it will not engage in the Unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity with the grant. Page 1, gl of 12 HUMEW Title 311 of the United States Code, Section 1352, entitled "Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting and financial transactions," generally prohibits recipients, of Federal grants and cooperative agreements, from using Federal (appropriated) funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal Government in connection with a SPECIFIC grant or cooperative agreement. Section 1352 also requires that each person who request or received a Federal grants or cooperative agreement must disclose lobbying undertaking with non-Federal (non-appropriated) funds. These requirements apply to grants and cooperative agreements EXCEEDIN 100,000 in total costs (45 CFR Part93), The Undersigned (authorized official) certifies, to the blest of his or her knowledge and belief, that: (a) No Federal appropriated fund's have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, any officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress iln connection with the awarding, any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the niakingi of any Federal loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation,, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal grant, loan or cooperative agreernenitp (b), If any funds other than Federal appropriated: funds have been il or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Mernber of Congress in connection with this Federal contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and subrnit Standard Form - LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities,," in accordance with its instructions; (c) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, contracts and contracts under grants, loans and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, title 31, US. Coldie, Any person who falls to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $1O,000 and not more than $l100,000 for each such failure, 3. Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibift Matters NOTE: In accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, arnended June 26, 19,95, any debarment, suspension, proposed debarment or other government wide exclusion initiated under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on or after august 25, 19195, shall Ibe recognized by and effective for Executive Branch agencies, and participants as an exclusion under 45 CFR Part 76. The undersigned (authorized official) certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that the applicant, defined as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, and its principals: (1) are not presently dleblarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded) by any Federal department or agency; (2), have not within: a 3-year period preceding this proposal been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (Federal, State, or, local) transaction or contract under a public transaction, violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes or comrnission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making: false statements,, or receiving stolen property; Page 11 of 12 (3) are not presently indicted for or otherwise cdminally olr civilly charged by a governmental entity (Federal, State, or local) with comnnissllon of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of this certification; and (4) have not within a 3-year period preceding this app[ication/proposal had one or more public transactions (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default. Should, the applicant not be able to provide this certification, an explanation as to why should be placed under the assurances page in, the application package. (b) Lower Tier Covered Transactions The applicant agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include, without modification, the following clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion -- Lower Tier Covered Transaction" (Appendix B to 45 CFR Part 76) in alll lover tier covered transactions, (i,e., transactions with subgraintees and/or contractors) and in all solicitations, for lower tier covered transactions; Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility,, and Voluntary Exclusion -- Lower Tier Covered Transactions (1), The prospective lower tier participant'certifies by submission of this proposal, that neither it nor its principal's is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or vollluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency. (2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this certification!, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal. j6d ice Tyler�i Director: Aythiori*'Cl6 Off! i I� N64te � and Title of, Auth a 6 ed C rti ingOffic al riz , 0 brana6 d6Unty,Qtp.grLme.!2j..6 1 Aging Subcontractor'Narne Date Submitted Page 1 2 of 12