Agency Human Services Dept

Contractor Worldwide Travel Staffing, Ltd

SWIFT Contract Number 202085

Project Name Emergency Staffing and Hospital Decompression

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Residential long term care facilities are experiencing staffing shortages due to COIVD-19 outbreaks so this vendor hired temporary staff to work up to 14 days in those facilities. The state also needed to increase the number of available nursing home beds so that patients who no longer needed hospital level of care could be discharged, thus relieving the shortage of hospital beds due to the pandemic. This vendor hired employees to staff one of the four decompression sites.

Project Duration

Start Date Mon, 10/04/2021 - 00:00

Original end date Fri, 12/31/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Fri, 12/31/2021 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

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Contract Amounts

Original contract: $750000

Amendments $250000

Contract total $1000000

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? Cornonavirus Relief Funds

Is this a sole source contract? No

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Evaluator Name Carolyn Ham

Evaluator Email Address carolyn.ham@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Vendor was extremely responsive to all inquiries and overall has done a good job of identifying and hiring staff as requested with a reasonable amount of time.

Evaluate the contractor's quality Most of the vendor's staff have been good fits in their assigned locations. Vendor was unable to hire the requested number of on call staff for emergency staffing.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Competitive with other staffing firms in this time of extreme staffing shortages.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Very good.

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.): {Empty}

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