Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor Minnesota Mental Health Community Foundation

SWIFT Contract Number 260804

Project Name Online Behavioral Health Program Locator

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Authorities
As contained within Chapter 70, Senate File 2995, the Minnesota State legislature allocated $959,000 in state fiscal year 2024 and $959,000 in state fiscal year 2025 for the creation of an online behavioral health program locator.
Article 20, Section 1, Subd. 7(b)
(b) Online behavioral health program locator. $959,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $959,000 in fiscal year 2025 are from the general fund for an online behavioral health program locator.

MMHCF's FastTracker was selected as one of two contracted vendors for this project.

Project Duration

Start Date Fri, 01/03/2025 - 00:00

Original end date Mon, 06/30/2025 - 00:00

Actual end date Mon, 06/30/2025 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $328650

Amendments $0

Contract total $328650

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Direct appropriation from the 2023 Minnesota Legislature, Chapter 70, Senate File 2995, Article 20, Section 1, Subd. 7(b).

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name DARRIN HELT

Evaluator Email Address darrin.helt@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Contractor met all contract timelines and deadlines. Invoices were submitted timely, on a monthly basis.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Contract deliverables were met. Quality very good, especially given the tight contract term (January 2025 - June 2025).

Evaluate the contractor's cost Very competitive project budget compared to other respondents of the published RFP.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Positive:
The project successfully created an online behavioral health program locator, branded as FastTracker, resulting in improved access to information on community resources.
Negative:
The overall project faced significant delays, resulting in a very short timeline for implementation. This was not a negative of this contractor’s performance but affected the overall implementation of the entire projected regardless of contracted vendor.
Areas for Improvement:
No areas for improvement were identified based upon this contractor’s performance.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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