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A <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />MEETING DATE JUNE 3, 1991 <br />1 <br />ACTION AGENDA <br />ITEM NO . i� <br />SUBJECT: FOOD STAMP DIRECT MAIL ISSUANCE CONTRACT <br />DEPARTMENT: ORANGE CO'U'NTY SOCIAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING —YES _X -NO <br />ATTACHMENTISI: <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: MARTHA PRYOR -COOK <br />EXT: 2800 <br />CONTRACT FOR DIRECT MAIL <br />ISSUANCE OF FOOD STAMPS PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH 732 -8181 <br />HILLSBOROUGH 732 -9361 <br />CHAPEL HILL 967 -9251 <br />MEBANE 227 -2031 <br />DURHAM 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: To continue Direct Mail Issuance of Food Stamps to eligible <br />clients living in Orange County. <br />BACKGROUND: Current Food Stamp Direct Mail Issuance Contract with Cost <br />uonLainment, Inc. expires as of June 30, 1991. Cost <br />Containment, Inc. of Raleigh submitted the low bid again this <br />year. Current contract began as of July 1, 1988. Service <br />under this contract has been very good. The State has given <br />verbal approval to the contract. Written authorization from <br />the State is forthcoming. <br />Please note that while the c <br />above the current $.55 rate, <br />reflected in the increase of <br />to $10,000.00. This results <br />from an average of 1,000 per <br />month. <br />ost per issuance does not increase <br />expansion of total cases i$ <br />the total cost cap from $6,600.00 <br />from an increase in case loads <br />month to an average of 1,300 per <br />RECOMMENDATION: Approve Food Stamp Direct Mail Issuance Contract between Cost <br />Containment, Inc. of Raleigh and the Orange County Department <br />of Social Services, effective as of July 1, 1991. And <br />autroi-ize the Chair to sign the contract upon receiving <br />written approval from the State. <br />