Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor DeYoung Consultants

SWIFT Contract Number 201663

Project Name DHS Cultural Assessment

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Conduct a qualitative assessment of DHS' culture as it pertains to our culture of equity. The purpose of the project was to establish a baseline and create recommendations that could be used to work towards building a more equitable culture.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 10/18/2021 - 00:00

Original end date Thu, 03/31/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 08/31/2022 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $269500

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Contract total $205000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Office of Equity & Inclusion budget

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Gary Mortensen

Evaluator Email Address gary.mortensen@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness DeYoung did a great job managing the process. They lead the communication and were really good at getting back to us to address questions and keep the project on track.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of their work was great, whether that was their communications to the team, presentations, interviews they conduct or the final report they developed for our team.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The project was time intensive and involved a lot of hours to conduct personal interviews and focus groups. The consultants costs were in-line with other proposals and were a good value.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance DeYoung did a great job and I would definitely use them again and recommend them to other organizations.

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

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