Agency Health Department

Contractor RED STAR INTERNATIONAL INC., #1104023

SWIFT Contract Number 220595

Project Name Tribal Public Health Infrastructure/Capacity Strengthening

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Develop and implement a process with Tribes in Minnesota that would lead to the State recognizing the Tribal public health system and support Tribes to strengthen their public health delivery system, as part of a larger effort to transform Minnesota’s public health system.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 09/23/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 06/30/0024 - 00:00

Actual end date Sun, 06/30/0024 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $375000.00

Amendments $0.00

Contract total $375000.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? State: H1237112

Is this a sole source contract? No

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) No. RFP was issued.

Evaluator Name Kim Milbrath

Evaluator Email Address kim.milbrath@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The vendor was timely in most of their products and processes that we agreed upon. A challenge for them (and us) was that this was totally new work that was unknown to the tribal nations and needed to be introduced and build up buy in to set time aside to participate which can be very difficult for tribal public health directors. The timeline we all had hoped we would be on was pushed back due to this but not due to the vendor.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The vendor was the only organization in the country that had expertise in tribal public health system transformation. They were well known for this work as well as the sub-contractors they engaged. They are on the leading edge of that work and brought that experience and insight into MN Tribal nations. They did high quality work with tribes in MN and the appetite for this work with tribal nations is high. We have been able to continue tribal public health system work led by tribes because of this initial work with this vendor and are now engaging almost all the tribes in that work.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost for the kind of specialized experience and expertise the vendor possessed working with tribal nations on system transformation was appropriate. The project had high engagement and required deep expertise and that was reflected in the costs.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Again, the vendor’s performance on this effort was very high. We wouldn’t have engagement from tribes, driven by tribes, if we hadn’t begun that work through Red Star.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied