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About Us
Contract Development and Management
The Contract Development and Management (CDM)
division is responsible for developing, soliciting, negotiating,
and administering human services contracts for the County of
Orange Health Care Agency (HCA).
The objective is to provide for the fiscal and
operational integrity of HCA by utilizing the competitive
bidding process to obtain the most cost effective services;
providing effective and efficient contract development and
administration; and providing oversight of contract services to
safeguard the County's financial resources.
CDM currently administers more than 400
contracts, many of which contain multiple funding sources and
distinctly different programs. These human services contracts
include HIV, public health, behavioral health, medical, and
institutional health services. Contract providers include
hospitals, clinics, educational institutions, and both
for-profit and non-profit community based organizations.
Among the duties of CDM staff are to:
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Coordinate the Requests for Proposal
process to solicit and evaluate, with knowledgeable
community members, proposals for services;
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Negotiate contract terms and amounts;
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Write contracts using legal form;
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Monitor contracts and analyze contractor
expenditures, revenue, and performance;
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Provide technical assistance to
contractors in the area of budgeting and fiscal management;
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Coordinate compliance training for all
contractors;
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Authorize payments to contractors; and
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Make recommendations to terminate or amend
contracts.
CDM is a part of team that provides
fiscal and administrative services within the Health Care
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