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Dept/ Agency: Health and Community Wellness
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Exception to Public Bidding - Contract with State Entity, Rutgers University
Purpose: To provide a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Medical Director that will provide field-based services to homeless Newark residents with substance use disorders
Entity Name: Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey/Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Psychiatry
Entity Address: 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103
Contract Amount: $535,000.00
Funding Source: Opioid Trust Account
Contract Period: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( X ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient ( ) n/a
Additional Information:
This contract will provide for two (2) Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, two (2) Recovery Community Coordinators, and one (1) Medical Director, who will work closely with outreach, housing, hospital, and law enforcement partners to provide homeless Newark residents managing substance use disorders with comprehensive evaluation, treatment, and medication management services and support with behavioral crisis and medical needs.
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Whereas, the City's Office of Homeless Services has a need to obtain the services of Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Recovery Community Coordinators, and Medical Director to provide services to homeless Newark residents managing substance use disorders; and
Whereas, the City's Office of Homeless Services wishes to engage Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey/Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Department of Psychiatry, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, New Jersey 07103 ("Rutgers Medical School"), to provide assistance per the attached scope of services; and
WHEREAS, the Ma...
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