QUESTION
What type of services does the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) provide directly or through contracts?
0:52:30
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The Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) does not provide any direct services but handles bill paying and has executed leases, piggybacking off of a federal emergency services contract for specific agencies.
- DCAS is responsible for handling bill payments.
- It has executed two leases for the New Immigrant Community Empowerment (NICEUM) and Health And Hospitals.
- These leases benefit from a federal emergency services contract.
- NICEUM and Health And Hospitals are the agencies receiving direct services through this arrangement.
Shahana Hanif
0:52:30
So what type of services does decast provide directly or contract for.
Dawn M. Pinnock
0:52:36
We don't provide any direct service.
0:52:38
You know, we handle the bill paying.
0:52:40
We executed the 2 leases, and we were able to piggyback off of the emergency services contract that had been negotiated at the federal government level.
0:52:49
And it's for those 2 agencies specific.
0:52:52
NICEUM And Health And Hospitals.
0:52:54
Yes.
0:52:54
They provide direct service.
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