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Subcontracting process for food providers in NYC shelters
1:14:34
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Council Member Alexa Aviles inquires about the subcontracting process for food providers in NYC shelters. First Deputy Commissioner Jill Berry explains that there is no prequalified list of subcontractors, and that shelter providers are responsible for subcontracting.
- Berry confirms that shelter providers must submit information on three different bids to DSS for approval.
- DSS looks for the cheapest qualified bidder for any service, including food.
- Two food vendors are currently under corrective action plans.
Alexa Aviles
1:14:34
In terms of, you mentioned earlier that you provide one contract to the providers and they are responsible for doing all the other subcontracting.
1:14:43
So in the context of food, if there is no I guess one question is why is there not a prequalified list of subcontractors that people could choose from?
Jill Berry
1:14:56
That's just not the way we have chose to procure goods and services in the shelters to date.
Alexa Aviles
1:15:03
Okay.
1:15:03
So do you have a list of subcontractors and or larger contractors like the ones my colleague referenced
Jill Berry
1:15:24
referenced
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1:15:14
standards or have had a number of complaints lodged against them?
1:15:20
We do have two of our two of the food vendors are in process
Jill Berry
1:15:24
of going under corrective action plan.