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National Association of County and City Health Officials
AGREEMENT
National Association of County and City Health Officials
1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202)783-5550 Fax. (202)783-1583
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CONTRACT # MRC 22 - 2665
This Agreement is entered into, effective as of the date of the later signature indicated below
(the “Effective Date”), by and between the National Association of County and City Health
Officials (“NACCHO”), with its principal place of business at 1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl.,
Washington, DC 20005 and County of Maricopa through Maricopa County Department of
Public Health (“Organization”), with its principal place of business at 4041 N Central Avenue, Ste.
1400, Phoenix, AZ 85012.
WHEREAS, NACCHO has received a grant from the Department of Health and Human
Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response (Grant No. 5 HITEP
200045-02-00, CFDA # 93.008) (the “Grant”) to build the capacity of local Medical Reserve Corps
(“MRC”) units;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Grant, NACCHO has agreed, among other things,
to provide support to MRC units and to encourage these units to provide certain information to The
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Preparedness and Response, Medical Reserve Corps Program
(“MRC Program”);
WHEREAS, Organization is either the unit sponsoring agency or is an MRC unit that is
registered in good standing with the MRC Program;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Grant, NACCHO desires to provide funding to
Organization in exchange for Organization agreeing, among other things, to undertake the activities
indicated in their capacity building application or oversee such activities and to provide certain
information to the MRC Program;
NOW, THEREFORE, NACCHO and Organization, intending to be legally bound, in
consideration of the promises and mutual covenants and obligations contained herein, hereby agree
as follows:
1. TERM OF AGREEMENT: The term of the Agreement shall begin from the Effective Date
and shall continue until September 29, 2022 (the “Term”).
2. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES: In consideration for the completion of services performed by
Organization as set forth in Section 3, NACCHO shall pay Organization a Firm Fixed Price
payment of $10,000. The parties agree that payment method shall be made by check, via
postage-paid first-class mail, at the address for the giving of notices as set forth in Section
15 of this Agreement.
3. ORGANIZATION’S OBLIGATIONS: In consideration for the payment described,
National Association of County and City Health Officials
AGREEMENT
National Association of County and City Health Officials
1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202)783-5550 Fax. (202)783-1583
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Organization agrees, during the Term of this Agreement, by performing the following
criteria below:
a. Has 501c (3), is a governmental agency, or is an organization capable of and willing to
receive federal funds on its behalf.
b. Organization receiving the funds must be actively registered in SAM.gov.
c. Utilizes MRC Operational Readiness Award funds for approved purposes, and as
indicated in its award application.
d. Submission of a signed contract and Deliverable 1 by April 15, 2022 - See Appendix A
(Required to receive 100% of payment).
e. Submission of Deliverable 2 by July 29, 2022 – See Appendix B.
If Deliverable 2 is not completed by July 29, 2022, 50% of the received payment as
described in Clause 3.d. shall be refunded back to NACCHO. Organization shall contact
NACCHO promptly to notify and start the process of refund.
f. Submission of Deliverable 3 – All awardees will be required to complete a final project
survey as part of the funding agreement. Completion of Deliverable 3 is required to be
considered in the next MRC award selection.
4. REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS: Any revisions or amendments to this Agreement,
including changes of payment method and/or address, must be made in writing and signed
by both parties.
5. ASSIGNMENT: Organization may not assign this Agreement nor delegate any duties herein
without the expressed written approval of NACCHO.
6. INTERFERING CONDITIONS: Organization shall promptly and fully notify NACCHO of
any condition that interferes with, or threatens to interfere with, the successful carrying out
of Organization’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement, or the accomplishment
of the purposes thereof. Such notice shall not relieve Organization of said duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement.
7. PUBLICATION: Organization hereby acknowledge that the research reported in the
publication/press release was supported by the Department of Health and Human Services
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Responses under award No. 5
HITEP200045-02-00 CFDA 93.008. The content of such publication or press release is
solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessary represent the official view of
the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary of
Preparedness,
8. RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES: The parties shall use their best, good faith efforts to
cooperatively resolve disputes and problems that arise in connection with this Agreement.
Both parties will make a good faith effort to continue without delay to carry out their
National Association of County and City Health Officials
AGREEMENT
National Association of County and City Health Officials
1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202)783-5550 Fax. (202)783-1583
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respective responsibilities under the Agreement while attempting to resolve the dispute under
this section. If a dispute arises between the parties that cannot be resolved by direct
negotiation, the dispute shall be submitted to a dispute board for a nonbinding determination.
Members of the dispute board shall be the Director or Chief Executive Officer of the
Organization, the Executive Director of NACCHO, and the Senior Staff of NACCHO
responsible for this Agreement. The costs of the dispute board shall be paid by the
Organization and NACCHO in relation to the actual costs incurred by each of the parties.
The dispute board shall timely review the facts, Agreement terms and applicable law and
rules, and make its determination. If such efforts fail to resolve the differences, the disputes
will be submitted to arbitration in the District of Columbia before a single arbitrator in
accordance with the then-current rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitration award shall be final and binding upon the parties and judgment may be entered in
any court of competent jurisdiction.
9. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains all agreements, representations, and
understandings of the parties and supersedes and replaces all previous understandings,
commitments, or agreements, oral or written.
10. PARTIAL INVALIDITY: If any part, term, or provision of this Agreement shall be held
void, illegal, unenforceable, or in conflict with any law, that part, term, or provision shall be
restated to effectuate the parties’ intentions, and the validity of the remaining portions or
provisions shall not be affected.
11. GOVERNING LAW: This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the District of Columbia (without regard to its conflict of law rules).
12. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS: Organization’s use of
funds under this Agreement is subject to the directives of and full compliance with 45 CFR
Part 74 (Uniform Administrative Requirements for Awards and Subawards to Institutions
of Higher Education, Hospitals, Other Non-Profit Organizations, and Commercial
Organizations) and 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost
Principals, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards). It is the Organization’s
responsibility to understand and comply with all requirements set forth therein.
13. DEBARRED OR SUSPENDED ORGANIZATIONS: Pursuant to Executive Order 12549
and Executive Order 12689 entitled “Debarment and Suspension” and 2 CFR 180,
Organization certifies to the best of its knowledge that it is not presently debarred or
suspended and will execute no subcontract with parties listed on the General Services
Administration's List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Non-procurement
Programs.
National Association of County and City Health Officials
AGREEMENT
National Association of County and City Health Officials
1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202)783-5550 Fax. (202)783-1583
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14. AUDITING: Organization agrees to permit independent auditors to have access to its
books, records and financial statements for the purpose of monitoring compliance with this
contract.
15. NOTICE: All notices under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent via email
and first-class mail, postage prepaid, to the addresses below. Either party may update its
address by providing written notice to the other party pursuant to the terms of this provision.
FOR NACCHO:
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Attn: NACCHO MRC Team
1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl.
Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202) 783-5550
Fax (202) 783-1583
Email: mrc@naccho.org
FOR ORGANIZATION:
County of Maricopa through
Maricopa County Department of Public Health
Marcy Flanagan
Executive Director
4041 N Central Avenue, Ste. 1400,
Phoenix, AZ 85012
Tel. (602) 372-2658
Email: Marcy.Flanagan@Maricopa.gov
National Association of County and City Health Officials
AGREEMENT
National Association of County and City Health Officials
1201 (I) Eye Street NW 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20005
Tel. (202)783-5550 Fax. (202)783-1583
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the persons signing below warrant that they are duly authorized
to sign for and on behalf of, the respective parties.
AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS ABOVE:
NACCHO:
Authorized Signature:
By: __________________________________
ORGANIZATION:
Authorized Signature:
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Jerome Chester
Name:
Marcy Flanagan
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
Title:
Executive Director
EIN:
52-1426663
EIN:
86-6000472
DUN:
602062515
Date:
___________________________
Date:
______________________________
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF MARICOPA COUNTY
By: _________________________________________
Bill Gates,
Chairman, Board of Supervisors Date
ATTEST:
_____________________________________________
Clerk of the Board
Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_____________________________________________
Attorney for Maricopa County
Date
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CERTIFICATION OF NON-DEBARMENT OR SUSPENSION
In accordance with Executive Order 12549 and Executive Order 12689, entitled Debarment and
Suspension, and any applicable implementing regulations, this certification must be completed by
the Organization:
1. Under penalty of perjury, except as noted below, all persons or firms or any person associated
therewith in the capacity of owner, partner, director, officer, or manager:
a. Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or
voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any federal department or agency.
b. Have not, within the three (3) year period preceding this certification, been convicted of or
had a civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a criminal offense
in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public (federal, state,
or local) transaction or contract under a public transaction, violation of Federal or state
antitrust statutes, or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or
destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property;
c. Are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental
entity (federal, state, or local) with commission of any of the offenses listed in
subparagraph (1)(b) of this certification; and
d. Have not, within the three (3) year period preceding this certification, had one or more
public transactions (Federal, state, or local) terminated for cause or default.
e. Will not subcontract with parties listed on the General Services Administration’s List of
Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement or Non-procurement Programs
2. If such persons or firms later become aware of any information contradicting the statements of
paragraph (1), they will promptly provide that information to NACCHO.
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED CERTIFYING OFFICIAL
TITLE
ORGANIZATION
County of Maricopa through Maricopa
County Department of Public Health
DATE SIGNED
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APPENDIX A – MRC ORA Invoice & Action Plan
2022 MRC Operational Readiness Awards (ORA) Deliverable 1
NACCHO Invoice & ORA Action Plan
Due: April 15, 2022
Unit Administrative Information
MRC Unit Number
MRC Unit Name
MRC Unit Point of Contact
(POC)
POC Email
Total Award Amount
Date Invoice Submitted
Tasks Completed
Invoice Amount
Invoice &
ORA Action Plan
$______________
Send check to:
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
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2022 MRC Operational Readiness Award Action Plan
(Refer to your application to complete the following sections.)
1. Current State:
Describe the current
readiness capabilities of
the MRC unit. Include how
the MRC unit is currently
integrated into response
plans and opportunities to
support new or evolving
missions. Include the
challenges or strengths to
support the level of
funding requested. Units
requesting the Tier 2
award should be able to
demonstrate their current
capacity to develop
response plans and mission
sets.
2. Future State:
Describe the goals of the
project (i.e., building or
strengthening the unit’s
operational readiness over
the next 12-36 months)
and what specific steps the
unit will take to achieve
these goals (i.e., the
objectives).
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3. Implementation Plan:
List the planned activities
or trainings as well as the
timeline for the next 12
months to meet goals.
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APPENDIX B – MRC ORA Interim Project Survey
2022 MRC Operational Readiness Awards Deliverable 2
Overview of Interim Project Survey
Due: July 29, 2022
MRC unit leaders will receive a link via email in June 2022 to complete the Interim Project
Survey. For planning purposes, the Interim Project Survey may contain the following sample
questions:
• Has the MRC unit begun the project? Yes/No
o If no, please explain the challenges that have prevented the initiation of the
project.
• Describe progress on the implementation plan.
• Describe progress on measurable outcomes.
• Approximately how many MRC volunteers are expected to contribute to the
implementation of the project and how many are expected to directly benefit from the
project?
• Do you have any success stories, pictures, and/or resources that you would like to share?
• Describe any improvements you would suggest to NACCHO for future award application
cycles.