Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor Somali Community Resettlement Service

SWIFT Contract Number 204758

Project Name Vulnerable Adult Maltreatment

Project Number (if applicable) 204758

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: To inform, educate and raise the awareness of the Minnesota Adult Abuse Reporting Center, particularly among Black American and East African immigrant Americans. It was necessary as immigrant communities are particularly reluctant to engage with government on almost any level, and their reporting is disproportionately lower than other demographic groups.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 01/03/2022 - 00:00

Original end date Sat, 09/30/2023 - 00:00

Actual end date Sat, 09/30/2023 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $87500.00

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $87500.00

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name David Verhasselt

Evaluator Email Address david.p.verhasselt@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness The contractor was timely and responsive. At times during the contract their progress seemed to slow down, but then would substantially pick-up.

Evaluate the contractor's quality I think this contractor was good, and made earnest efforts. At times it felt like there was a cultural divide about how to convey the message about reporting the abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults to Spanish speaking and Somali communities. The American concept of adult protection of vulnerable people is foreign to new immigrants from Mexico or East Africa, so the message had to be extremely simple and basic.

Evaluate the contractor's cost The cost seemed appropriate for the serivices provided.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall, I think this contractor has good access and insights into the Somali and Spanish speaking community. At times, they seemed to be so new to this sort of work that they required more direction than I may have expected to provide.

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.): There were no negative actions taken.

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 4 - satisfied