QUESTION
Why was there a delay and why was the contract term shortened for the NYC Benefits Program?
2:56:09
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The delay and shortened contract term for the NYC Benefits Program were due to a realignment to the fiscal year and additional OMB review for OTPS contracts.
- The delay was attributed to a realignment to the fiscal year.
- The contract term was shortened because of additional levels of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review for Other Than Personal Services (OTPS) contracts.
- The Department of Social Services is now proceeding full steam ahead.
Crystal Hudson
2:56:09
And we've additionally heard from providers when their 1st year contracts ended in December 2023, they were not automatically given another contract after some delay while many of them continued to provide services without a contract in place, they were granted a 6 month contract.
2:56:23
Do you know why there was a delay and why why the contract term was shortened?
2:56:27
I assume again it's based on
Molly Wasow Park
2:56:28
fiscal year.
2:56:29
We're realigning to a fiscal year.
2:56:32
We also ran into some process hiccups because there that was at the point in time at which OTPS contracts were all under additional levels of OMB review, but we are moving full steam ahead now.
Crystal Hudson
2:56:43
Okay, great.
2:56:44
Thank you so much.
