Subject:
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OMNI Healthcare's Revised Proposal for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration in Brevard County
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Fiscal Impact:
Per OMNI Healthcare's Revised Proposal - There would be no cost to the County, OMNI Healthcare would seek payment from recipient's insurance companies and federal government agencies
Dept/Office:
Public Safety / Emergency Management
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners:
- Review the attached proposal from OMNI Healthcare related to vaccine administration within Brevard County; relative to the proposal:
o Direct staff to negotiate with OMNI Healthcare a contract that is consistent with contracts executed already with local hospital systems and Caliburn; or
o Accept the revised proposal as submitted by OMNI Healthcare and direct staff to draft a contract based on the proposal; or
o Reject the OMNI Healthcare proposal as submitted.
- If Board direction is to draft a contract with OMNI Healthcare, then an additional requested action is to:
o Authorize the Chair to execute any resulting contract and contract related documents upon review and approval by the County Attorney's Office, Risk Management, and Purchasing Services.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
Staff received, on Wednesday March 10, 2021, the attached revised proposal (original proposal initially received Friday March 5, 2021) from OMNI Healthcare to participate in administering the COVID-19 vaccine in Brevard County. OMNI Healthcare has submitted a proposal that could establish up to three (3) additional vaccine sites (one in Melbourne, one in Palm Bay and a location in Merritt Island). The three additional sites could vaccinate 1,000 recipients per day; 18,000 per week.
Upon Board direction, the County Attorney's Office will begin drafting an agreement that would outline the distribution of the vaccines by OMNI Healthcare. Currently the County does not receive any vaccine distribution from the Federal or State gov...
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