Agency Health Department

Contractor NewPublica, LLC

SWIFT Contract Number 205745

Project Name Latino Communications Network - Latinx media outreach - COVID-19 Diverse Media

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Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: NewPublica provided Latinx media outreach via digital, electronic, web and social media channels with a focus on Covid-19 vaccination and other COVID-19 information, and monkeypox for both adults youth and children. Messaging and visuals were mostly adapted and repurposed information based on direction from MDH. This campaign provided consistent and accurate information in Spanish and English from trusted media channels.

Project Duration

Start Date Sat, 01/01/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 12/31/2022 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 12/31/2022 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $29116

Amendments $11584

Contract total $40700

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? COVID-19 Supplement 4 and ELC Funds

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Amy Michael

Evaluator Email Address amy.michael@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness NewPublica attended meetings and they were on-time for those. They responded to e-mails. Invoices and Reports were sometimes a month or two behind.

Evaluate the contractor's quality The quality of the contractor's work was excellent.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The contract costs were reasonable.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall performance was very good and consistent.

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.): None

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