Agency Health Department

Contractor U of MN, Office of Sponsored Projects Administration

SWIFT Contract Number 188940

Project Name SuperShelf Technical Assistance for Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP)

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Support the transformation of 10 food shelves to COVID response-ready environments that support delivery of nutritious foods through a values driven approach. This will be accomplished by the development of COVID-19 “Safe Choice” food shelf guidance for integrating levels of choice into food shelf distribution, and support for implementation of “Safe Choice” food shelf guidance across 5 food shelves to increase the level of choice that clients are offered.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 03/22/2021 - 00:00

Original end date Tue, 03/21/2023 - 00:00

Actual end date Thu, 10/31/2024 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $90265

Amendments $116255

Contract total $206520

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Federal BRIC, Federal SPAN, State SHIP

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) This contract is named in the federal award for State Physical Activity and Nutrition (SPAN 1807) CDC grant for the Food Services Guidelines nutrition strategy. The University of Minnesota was selected because they have developed and evaluated the Super Shelf protocol, have extensive experience providing technical assistance to food shelves, and have the capacity to support this work.

Evaluator Name Hilary Gebauer

Evaluator Email Address hilary.gebauer@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Successfully met – contractor provided all deliverables on time

Evaluate the contractor's quality All work and products were completed at a high level of quality

Evaluate the contractor's cost The contractor did not exceed the budget as originally define

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Overall this contractor performed very well and we would recommend working with them again in the future

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.): None

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied