HomeMy WebLinkAboutFY18 SRC SHIIP GRANT CONTRACTDocuSign Envelope ID: 75A35D97- 9062 -0B5i- 9D92- 19BED295A3D7
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF WAKE
Grant Name: CDAP - state Health Insurance Assistance Program
Federal Awarding Agency: us Department of Health & Human Services,
Administration for community living
CFDA # 93.324
Grant Award # 90SAPG0027 -01 -01
Cost Center: 16001636g7
Account # 536405
contract Between
Recipient:
state of North Carolina
Department of Insurance
SHIIP Division
Fiscal Year: 2017 -2018
Performance Period: 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2018
Award Amount $ 7,318.00
Federal Award Date: 7/18/17
Subreceipient:
Name: New Hanover county/ Senior Resource
county: New Hanover
Tax ID /FIN# 56- 6000324
DUNS # 40029563
This Contract and its attachments shall be completed and returned to the Recipient within 45 days of receiving the
electronic document in order for the Recipient to process the award and provide funds to the Subrecipient. The
Subrecipient shall provide the Recipient with progress reports and a final report detailing the Subrecipient's use of
State funds.
1. Contract Documents: This Contract shall consist of the following documents, incorporated herein by
reference:
(1) This Contract;
(2) General Terms and Conditions for Public Sector Contracts (Attachment A)
(3) Statement of Work (Attachment B)
(4) Line Item Budget and Budget Narrative (Attachment C)
(5) Certifications Regarding, Drug -Free Work - Place; Lobbying; and Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters (Attachment D)
(6) Certification of Eligibility Under the Iran Divestment Act (Attachment E)
These documents constitute the entire agreement between the Parties and supersede all prior statements or
agreements.
2. Precedence Among Contract Documents: In the event of a conflict between or among the terms of the
Contract Documents, the terms in the Contract Document with the highest relative precedence shall prevail.
The order of precedence shall be the order of documents as listed in Paragraph 1, above, with the first- listed
document having the highest precedence and the last- listed document having the lowest precedence. If
there are multiple Contract Amendments, the most recent amendment shall have the highest precedence and
the oldest amendment shall have the lowest precedence.
3. Subrecipient's Duties: The Subrecipient shall provide the services as described in Attachment B with the
terms of this Contract and in accordance with the approved budget in Attachment C. The Subrecipient shall
maintain and make available all records, papers, vouchers, books, correspondence or other documentation
or evidence at reasonable times for review, inspection or audit by duly authorized officials of the Recipient,
the North Carolina State Auditor, or applicable federal agencies. Upon termination of contract as a SHIIP
Coordinating Site, any equipment or property less than five (5) years old purchased by Subrecipient with
grant funds to perform SHIIP functions shall be returned to the Recipient in good working order. The
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Subrecipient shall submit to the Recipient all plans, reports, documents or other products that the Recipient
may require, in the form specified by the Recipient, including at the least following:
A) A final budget report of expenses incurred during the contract period date;
B) A mid -year report of the contracted activities of the Subrecipient due by January 31;
C) A final comprehensive report within sixty (60) days of the project end date; due on or before August 31.
4. Recipient's Duties: The Recipient shall reimburse the Subrecipient for the costs of services and activities
described in Attachment B and in accordance with the approved budget in Attachment C. The Recipient
shall monitor the Subrecipient for compliance with the terms of this Contract; and shall specify all reports
and other deliverables required from the Subrecipient. The Recipient shall pay the Subrecipient in the
manner and in the amounts specified in the Contract Documents.
[ X ] a. There are no matching requirements from the Subrecipient.
[ ] b. The Subrecipient's matching requirement is $n/a, which shall consist of
[ ] In -kind [ ] Cash
[ ] Cash and In -kind [ ] Cash and /or In -kind
The contributions from the Subrecipient shall be source from non - federal funds.
5. Conflict of Interest Policy: The Recipient has determined that this Contract is not subject to NCGS 14 -C-
6-22 & 23.
6. Reversion of Unexpended Funds: Any unexpended grant funds shall revert to the Recipient upon
termination of this Contract.
7. Grants: The Subrecipient has the responsibility to ensure that all sub - grantees, if any, provide all
information necessary to permit the Subrecipient to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in this
Contract. The grant award for the contract is not to be used for Research & Development (R &D).
8. Payment Provisions: As provided in NCGS 143C -21 this Contract is an annual appropriation of $100,000
or less to or for the use of a non -profit corporation and payment shall be made in a single annual payment.
9. Contract Administrators: All notices permitted or required to be given by one Party to the other and all
questions about the contract from one Party to the other shall be addressed and delivered to the other Party's
Contract Administrator. The name, address, telephone number and fax number of the Parties' respective
initial Contract Administrators are set out below. Either Party may change the name, address, telephone
number and fax number of its Contract Administrator by giving timely written notice to the other Parry.
For the Receipient:
R. Van Braxton, Deputy Commissioner
SHIIP Division
1201 mail service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699 -1201
Telephone: 919- 807 -6900
For the Subreceipient:
Teresa Nelson
NeW Hanover County/ Senior Resource Ctr /R:
2222 S. college Road
wilmington, NC 28403
Telephone: 910 - 798 -6400
10. Supplementation of Expenditures of Public Funds: The Subrecipient assures that funds received under
this Contract shall be used only to supplement, not to supplant, the total amount of federal, state and local
public funds the Subrecipient otherwise expends for SHIIP services and related programs. Funds received
under this Contract shall be used to provide additional public funding for such services; the funds shall not
be used to reduce the Subrecipienfs total expenditure of other public funds for such services.
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11. Disbursements: As a condition of this Contract, the Subrecipient acknowledges and agrees to make
disbursements in accordance with the following requirements:
a. Implement adequate internal controls over disbursements;
b. Pre -audit all vouchers presented for payment to determine:
• Validity and accuracy of payment;
• Payment due date;
• Adequacy of documentation supporting payment; and
• Legality of disbursement;
C. Assure adequate control of signature stamps /plates;
d. Assure adequate control of negotiable instruments; and
e. Implement procedures to ensure that the account balance is solvent and reconcile the account
monthly.
12. Outsourcing: The Subrecipient certifies that it has identified to the Recipient all jobs related to the
Contract that have been outsourced to other countries, if any. Subrecipient further agrees that it will not
outsource any such jobs during the term of this Contract without providing notice to the Recipient.
13. Executive Order 4 24: NCGS 133 -32 and Executive Order 24 prohibit the offer to, or acceptance by, any
State Employee of any gift from anyone with a contract with the State, or from any person seeking to do
business with the State. By execution of any response in this procurement, you attest, for your entire
organization and its employees or agents, that you are not aware that any such gift has been offered,
accepted, or promised by any employees of your organization.
14. Audit: The Recipient reserves the right to conduct an audit through the NCSMP Program Director. The
Subrecipient must permit access to records and financial statements by the audit staff of Recipient as
necessary.
15. Federal Certifications: The Subrecipient agrees to execute the following federal certifications that are
attached to this agreement (applicable when receiving federal funds).
A. Certification Regarding Lobbying.
B. Certification Regarding Department.
C. Certification Regarding Drug -Free Workplace Requirements.
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16. Signature Warranty: The undersigned represent and warrant that they are authorized to bind their
principals to the terms of this agreement.
Subrecipient:
D,ouSignned by*
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Avril Pinder
Deputy County manager
Division of SHIIP,
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Controller's Office Review:
DATE: 09/27/2017
DATE: 09/16/2017
DATE: 09/27/2017
09/27/2017
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Attachment A
General Terms and Conditions
DEFINITIONS individuals for Medicare and Medicaid patient
Unless indicated otherwise from the context, the
following terms shall have the following meanings in
this Contract. All definitions are from 9 NCAC
3M.0102 unless otherwise noted. If the rule or statute
that is the source of the definition is changed by the
adopting authority, the change shall be incorporated
herein.
(1) "Recipient" (as used in the context of the
definitions below) shall mean and include
every public office, public officer or official
(State or local, elected or appointed),
institution, board, commission, bureau,
council, department, authority or other unit of
government of the State or of any county, unit,
special district or other political subagency of
government. For other purposes in this
Contract, "Recipient" shall mean the entity
identified as one of the parties hereto.
(2) "Audit" means an examination of records or
financial accounts to verify their accuracy.
(3) "Certification of Compliance" means a report
provided by the Recipient to the Office of the
State Auditor that states that the Subrecipient
has met the reporting requirements established
by this Subchapter and included a statement of
certification by the Recipient and copies of the
submitted Subrecipient reporting package.
(4) "Compliance Supplement" refers to the North
Carolina State Compliance Supplement,
maintained by the State and Local
Government Finance Agency within the North
Carolina Department of State Treasurer that
has been developed in cooperation with
agencies to assist the local auditor in
identifying program compliance requirements
and audit procedures for testing those
requirements.
(5) " Contmct" means a legal instrument that is
used to reflect a relationship between the
Recipient, Subrecipient, and subgrantee.
(6) "Fiscal Year" means the annual operating year
of the non -State entity.
(7) "Financial Assistance" means assistance that
non -State entities receive or administer in the
form of grants, loans, loan guarantees,
property (including donated surplus property),
cooperative agreements, interest subsidies,
insurance, food commodities, direct
appropriations, and other assistance. Financial
assistance does not include amounts received
as reimbursement for services rendered to
services.
(8) "Financial Statement" means a report
providing financial statistics relative to a given
part of an organization's operations or status.
(9) "Grant" means financial assistance provided
by an Recipient, Subrecipient, or subgrantee to
carry out activities whereby the grantor
anticipates no programmatic involvement with
the Subrecipient or subgrantee during the
performance of the grant.
(10) "Subrecipient" has the meaning in NCGS
143C- 6- 23(a)(2): a non -State entity that
receives a grant of State funds from a State
agency, department, or institution but does not
include any non -State entity subject to the
audit and other reporting requirements of the
Local Government Commission. For other
purposes in this Contract, "Subrecipient" shall
mean the entity identified as one of the parties
hereto.
(11) "Grantor" means an entity that provides
resources, generally financial, to another entity
in order to achieve a specified goal or
objective.
(12) "Non -State Entity" has the meaning in NCGS
143C- 1- 1(d)(18): Any of the following that is
not a State agency: An individual, a firm, a
partnership, an association, a county, a
corporation, or any other organization acting
as a unit. The term includes a unit of local
government and public authority.
(13) "Public Authority" has the meaning in NCGS
143C- 1- 1(d)(22): A municipal corporation
that is not a unit of local government or a local
governmental authority, board, commission,
council, or agency that (i) is not a municipal
corporation and (ii) operates on an area,
regional, or multiunit basis, and the budgeting
and accounting systems of which are not fully
a part of the budgeting and accounting systems
of a unit of local government.
(14) "Single Audit" means an audit that includes an
examination of an organization's financial
statements, internal controls, and compliance
with the requirements of Federal or State
awards.
(15) "Special Appropriation" means a legislative act
authorizing the expenditure of a designated
amount of public funds for a specific purpose.
(16) "State Funds" means any funds appropriated
by the North Carolina General Assembly or
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collected by the State of North Carolina. State
funds include federal financial assistance
received by the State and transferred or
disbursed to non -State entities. Both Federal
and State funds maintain their identity as they
are subgranted to other organizations.
Pursuant to NCGS 143C- 6- 23(a)(1), the terms
"State grant funds" and "State grants" do not
include any payment made by the Medicaid
program, the Teachers' and State Employees'
Comprehensive Major Medical Plan, or other
similar medical programs.
(17) "Subgrantee" has the meaning in NCGS
143C- 6- 23(a)(3): a non -State entity that
receives a grant of State funds from a
Subrecipient or from another subgrantee but
does not include any non -State entity subject
to the audit and other reporting requirements
of the Local Government Commission.
(18) "Unit of Local Government" has the meaning
in NCGS 143C- 1- 1(d)(29): A municipal
corporation that has the power to levy taxes,
including a consolidated city - county as
defined by NCGS 16013-2(1), and all boards,
agencies, commissions, authorities, and
institutions thereof that are not municipal
corporations.
Relationships of the Parties
Independent Contractor: The Subrecipient is and
shall be deemed to be an independent contractor in the
performance of this Contract and as such shall be wholly
responsible for the work to be performed and for the
supervision of its employees. The Subrecipient
represents that it has, or shall secure at its own expense,
all personnel required in performing the services under
this agreement. Such employees shall not be employees
of, or have any individual contractual relationship with,
the Recipient.
Subcontracting: The Subrecipient shall not subcontract
any of the work contemplated under this Contract
without prior written approval from the Recipient. Any
approved subcontract shall be subject to all conditions of
this Contract. Only the subcontractors or subgrantees
specified in the contract documents are to be considered
approved upon award of the contract. The Recipient
shall not be obligated to pay for any work performed by
any unapproved subcontractor or subgramee. The
Subrecipient shall be responsible for the performance of
all of its subgrantees and shall not be relieved of any of
the duties and responsibilities of this Contract.
Subgrantees: The Subrecipient has the responsibility to
ensure that all subgrantees, if any, provide all
information necessary to permit the Subrecipient to
comply with the standards set forth in this Contract.
Assignment: No assignment of the Subrecipient's
obligations or the Subrecipietifs right to receive payment
hereunder shall be permitted. However, upon written
request approved by the issuing purchasing authority, the
State may:
(a) Forward the Subrecipient's payment check(s)
directly to any person or entity designated by the
Subrecipient, or
(b) Include any person or entity designated by
Subrecipient as a joint payee on the
Subrecipient's payment check(s).
In no event shall such approval and action obligate the
State to anyone other than the Subrecipient and the
Subrecipient shall remain responsible for fulfillment of
all contract obligations.
Beneficiaries: Except as herein specifically provided
otherwise, this Contract shall inure to the benefit of and
be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors. It is expressly understood and agreed that the
enforcement of the terms and conditions of this Contract,
and all rights of action relating to such enforcement,
shall be strictly reserved to the Recipient and the named
Subrecipient. Nothing contained in this document shall
give or allow any claim or right of action whatsoever by
any other third person. It is the express intention of the
Recipient and Subrecipient that any such person or
entity, other than the Recipient or the Subrecipient,
receiving services or benefits under this Contract shall
be deemed an incidental beneficiary only.
Indemnity
Indemnification: The Subrecipient agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Recipient, the State of North
Carolina, and any of their officers, agents and
employees, from any claims of third parties arising out
of any act or omission of the Subrecipient in connection
with the performance of this Contract.
Default and Termination
Termination by Mutual Consent: The Parties may
terminate this Contract by mutual consent with 60 days
notice to the other party, or as otherwise provided by
law.
Termination Without Cause: The Recipient may
terminate this contract without cause by giving 60 days
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written notice to the Contractor. In that event, all
finished or unfinished deliverable items prepared by the
Contractor under this contract shall, at the option of the
Recipient, become its property and the Contractor shall
be entitled to receive just and equitable compensation for
any satisfactory work completed on such materials,
minus any payment or compensation previously made.
Termination for Cause: If, through any cause, the
Subrecipient shall fail to fulfill its obligations under this
Contract in a timely and proper manner, the Recipient
shall have the right to terminate this Contract by giving
written notice to the Subrecipient and specifying the
effective date thereof. In that event, all finished or
unfinished deliverable items prepared by the
Subrecipient under this Contract shall, at the option of
the Recipient, become its property and the Subrecipient
shall be entitled to receive just and equitable
compensation for any satisfactory work completed on
such materials, minus any payment or compensation
previously made. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provision, the Subrecipient shall not be relieved of
liability to the Recipient for damages sustained by the
Recipient by virtue of the Subrecipient's breach of this
agreement, and the Recipient may withhold any payment
due the Subrecipient for the purpose of setoff until such
time as the exact amount of damages due the Recipient
from such breach can be determined.
Waiver of Default: Waiver by the Recipient of any
default or breach in compliance with the terms of this
Contract by the Subrecipient shall not be deemed a
waiver of any subsequent default or breach and shall not
be construed to be modification of the terms of this
Contract unless stated to be such in writing, signed by an
authorized representative of the Recipient and the
Subrecipient and attached to the contract.
Availability of Funds: The parties to this Contract
agree and understand that the payment of the sums
specified in this Contract is dependent and contingent
upon and subject to the appropriation, allocation, and
availability of funds for this purpose to the Recipient.
Force Majeure: Neither party shall be deemed to be in
default of its obligations hereunder if and so long as it is
prevented from performing such obligations by any act
of war, hostile foreign action, nuclear explosion, riot,
strikes, civil insurrection, earthquake, hurricane, tornado,
or other catastrophic natural event or act of God.
Survival of Promises: All promises, requirements,
terms, conditions, provisions, representations,
guarantees, and warranties contained herein shall survive
the contract expiration or termination date unless
specifically provided otherwise herein, or unless
superseded by applicable federal or state statutes of
limitation.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
( HIPAA): The Contractor agrees that, if the Recipient
determines that some or all of the activities within the
scope of this contract are subject to the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, P.L. 104 -91,
as amended ( "HIPAA "), or its implementing regulations,
it will comply with the HIPAA requirements and will
execute such agreements and practices as the Recipient
may require to ensure compliance.
Executive Order # 24: `By Executive Order 24, issued
by Governor Perdue, and NCGS 133 -32, it is unlawful
for any vendor or contractor ( i.e. architect, bidder,
contractor, construction manager, design professional,
engineer, landlord, offeror, seller, subcontractor,
supplier, or vendor), to make gifts or to give favors to
any State employee of the Governor's Cabinet Agencies
(i.e., Administration, Commerce, Correction, Crime
Control and Public Safety, Cultural Resources,
Environment and Natural Resources, Health and Human
Services, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
Revenue, Transportation, and the Office of the
Governor). This prohibition covers those vendors and
contractors who have a contract with a governmental
agency; or have performed under such a contract within
the past year; or anticipate bidding on such a contract in
the future.
For additional information regarding the specific
requirements and exemptions, vendors and contractors
are encouraged to review Executive Order 24 and NCGS
Sec. 133 -32.
Executive Order 24 also encouraged and invited other
State Agencies to implement the requirements and
prohibitions of the Executive Order to their agencies.
Vendors and contractors should contact other State
Agencies to determine if those agencies have adopted
Executive Order 24."
Intellectual Property Rights
Copyrights and Ownership of Deliverables: All
deliverable items produced pursuant to this Contract are
the exclusive property of the Recipient. The
Subrecipient shall not assert a claim of copyright or
other property interest in such deliverables.
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Compliance with Applicable Laws
Compliance with Laws: The Subrecipient shall comply
with all laws, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations, and
licensing requirements that are applicable to the conduct
of its business, including those of federal, state, and local
agencies having jurisdiction and/or authority.
Equal Employment Opportunity: The Subrecipient
shall comply with all federal and state laws relating to
equal employment opportunity.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality: Any information, data, instruments,
documents, studies or reports given to or prepared or
assembled by the Subrecipient under this agreement
shall be kept as confidential and not divulged or made
available to any individual or organization without the
prior written approval of the Recipient. The Subrecipient
acknowledges that in receiving, storing, processing or
otherwise dealing with any confidential information it
will safeguard and not further disclose the information
except as otherwise provided in this Contract.
Oversight
Access to Persons and Records: The State Auditor
shall have access to persons and records as a result of all
contracts or grants entered into by State agencies or
political subdivisions in accordance with NCGS 147-
64.7. Additionally, as the State funding authority, the
Recipient and all applicable federal agencies or their
agents shall have access to persons and records as a
result of all contracts or grants entered into by State
agencies or political subdivisions.
Record Retention: Records shall not be destroyed,
purged or disposed of without the express written
consent of the Recipient. State basic records retention
policy requires all grant records to be retained for a
minimum of five years or until all audit exceptions have
been resolved, whichever is longer. If the contract is
subject to federal policy and regulations, record retention
may be longer than five years since records must be
retained for a period of three years following submission
of the final Federal Financial Status Report, if
applicable, or three years following the submission of a
revised final Federal Financial Status Report. Also, if
any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit, disallowance
action, or other action involving this Contract has been
started before expiration of the five -year retention period
described above, the records must be retained until
completion of the action and resolution of all issues
which arise from it, or until the end of the regular five -
year period described above, whichever is later.
Miscellaneous
Choice of Law: The validity of this Contract and any of
its terms or provisions, as well as the rights and duties of
the parties to this Contract, are governed by the laws of
North Carolina. The Subrecipient, by signing this
Contract, agrees and submits, solely for matters
concerning this Contract, to the exclusive jurisdiction of
the courts of North Carolina and agrees, solely for such
purpose, that the exclusive venue for any legal
proceedings shall be Wake County, North Carolina. The
place of this Contract and all transactions and
agreements relating to it, and their situs and forum, shall
be Wake County, North Carolina, where all matters,
whether sounding in contract or tort, relating to the
validity, construction, interpretation, and enforcement
shall be determined.
Amendment: This Contract may not be amended orally
or by performance. Any amendment must be made in
written form and executed by duly authorized
representatives of the Recipient and the Subrecipient.
Severability: In the event that a court of competent
jurisdiction holds that a provision or requirement of this
Contract violates any applicable law, each such
provision or requirement shall continue to be enforced to
the extent it is not in violation of law or is not otherwise
unenforceable and all other provisions and requirements
of this Contract shall remain in full force and effect.
Headings: The Section and Paragraph headings in these
General Terns and Conditions are not material parts of
the agreement and should not be used to construe the
meaning thereof.
Time of the Essence: Time is of the essence in the
performance of this Contract.
Key Personnel: The Contractor shall not replace any of
the key personnel assigned to the performance of this
contract without the prior written approval of the
Recipient. The term "key personnel" includes any and
all persons identified as such in the contract documents
and any other persons subsequently identified as key
personnel by the written agreement of the parties.
Care of Property: The Subrecipient agrees that it shall
be responsible for the proper custody and care of any
property furnished to it for use in connection with the
performance of this Contract and will reimburse the
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Recipient for loss of, or damage to, such property. At
the termination of this Contract, the Subrecipient shall
contact the Recipient for instructions as to the
disposition of such property and shall comply with these
instructions.
Travel Expenses: Reimbursement to the Subrecipient
for travel mileage, meals, lodging and other travel
expenses incurred in the performance of this Contract
shall be reasonable and supported by documentation.
State rates should be used as guidelines. International
travel shall not be reimbursed under this Contract.
Sales/Use Tax Refunds: If eligible, the Subrecipient
and all subgrantees shall: (a) ask the North Carolina
Department of Revenue for a refund of all sales and use
taxes paid by them in the performance of this Contract,
pursuant to NCGS 105 - 164.14; and (b) exclude all
refundable sales and use taxes from all reportable
expenditures before the expenses are entered in their
reimbursement reports.
Advertising: The Subrecipient shall not use the award
of this Contract as a part of any news release or
commercial advertising, except as allowed in
Attachment B.
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Attachment B
For the period 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2018
Statement of Work
Subrecipient: New Hanover County/ senior Resource Ctr
This statement should be a short summary describing what the Subrecipient does and how the Subrecipient will use these
funds. The terms of the contract between the SHIIP office and the agencies require local programs meet these goals for
the contract period. The uses of these funds are not limited to but MUST include the following activities:
1. Initiate and develop relationships with local community partners such as, Community Health
Centers, Chambers of Commerce, Realtor Associations, Community Arts Programs, Parks &
Recreation Departments, etc.... to promote SHIIP's toll -free number and services provided by
SHIIP;
2. Conduct a minimum of seven (7) dedicated enrollment events (counseling clinics) --one (1) must
be dedicated to the disability population— during the period of 10/15/17 through 1217117 and
conduct two (2) or more counseling clinics during the period of 1/1/18 through 2/14/18;
3. Conduct a minimum of two (2) presentations - at least one (1) New to Medicare or Medicare 101
presentation to the general public and one (1) Medicare Education presentation to a disability
group or potential Extra Help group in your county; and represent SHIIP at a minimum of two (2)
health fairs/senior fairs /special events utilizing local certified SHIIP counselors;
4. Submit Client Counseling (CC) Contact and Public and Media (PAM) Outreach (NPR) forms by the
15th of the month following the counseling session or event through the SHIPtalk website;
5. Counsel Medicare beneficiaries with a goal of reaching five (5) percent of the county's
Medicare population (CC) and report in SHIPtalk;
6. Attend the Annual SHIIP Coordinators' Training Conference July 20 & 21, 2017; this is
mandatory for all coordinators;
7. Reach out to 50 percent of the county's total population for outreach events (PAM) and report
in SHIPtalk (PAM events include media activities, television, radio, local newspapers, health
fairs, newsletters, magazines, emails, flyers, digital banners, etc.);
B. Coordinate a county volunteer recognition event during the grant period; and
9. Participate in monthly Coordinator conference calls from July 2017 through June 2018
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subrecipient Response to scope of work:
The New Hanover County Senior Resource Centers Retired & Senior Volunteer Program sponsors the New
Hanover County Senior Health Insuranc Information Program. The RSVP Program will continue to recruit and
retain voulunteers for the SHIIP Program. The New Hanover County RSVP /SHIIP Program goal is to keep
Medicare recipients informed about changes in Medicare. We will achieve this goal by:
1) Developing relationships with local partners to promote SHIIP and educate the community about the services
provided by SHIIP. The Senior Resource Center will invite the public to our quarterly SHIIP training to keep the
public informed of changes in Medicare. We will conduct outreach events with our local communtiy partners such
as the New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Med North Health Clinic, Davis Health Care Clinic, Katie B Hines
Senior Center etc. to promote SHIIP and give out the toll free number so they can help to keep the public informed
on new Medicare information.
2) The New Hanover County RSVP /SHIIP Program will conduct counseling clinics weekly from July 1, 2017
throught October 14, 2017 and December 8, 2017 to June 30, 2018 on Tuesday and Thursday from 1 I to 1 and as
needed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. During open enrollment October 15, 2107 through December 7, 2017
we will take appointments for the Senior Resouce Center Monday through Friday from 9 to 230. We will also have
open enrollment clinic at Med North Health clinic once a week.
3) The New Hanover County Senior Resource Center SHIIP program will conduct at least two presentations one for
new Medicare participants and a Medicare 101 presentation to the general public. We will attempt to expand the
enrollment in the LIS program through direct mailings, community special events, media announcementst, social
media etc. We will make available brochures for low income housing facilities, senior housing facilities, assisted
living facilities, home health agencies, health fairs, New Hanover Nutrition sites, and local business organiztion.
4) The New Hanover County Resource Center SHIIP program will submit Client Counseling Contact forms, and
Public and Media Ourtreach forms by the 15th of the month following the counseling session or event through the
SHIPtalk website.
5) The New Hanover County Resource Center SHIIP program will councel Medicare beneficiaries with the goal of
reaching five perscent of the county's Medicare population through walk -in appointments and individual scheduled
appointments and referrals made through the outreach events planned for the year and report in SHIPtalk.
6) The SHIIP coordinator's will attend the training conference on July 20 and 21 2017.
7) The New Hanover County SHIIP program will reach out to fifty percent of New Hanover county's total
population for activity events through radio, television, local newspaper, health fairs, newsletters, magazines, emails,
flyers, banners and the Senior Resource Center events.
8) Then New Hanover County Senior Resource Center will coordinate a county volunteer recoginitin event during
the period of4 /l /18- 6 -1/18. The exact date is to be determined.
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9) The New Hanover County Senior Resource Center SHIIP program coordinator will particpate in monthly calls
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Attachment C
For the period 7/1/2017 - 6/30/2018
Line Item Budget and Budget Narrative
Provide a budget and short narrative on the use of the funding amount reflected on the contract. Please provide details of
all expenses including routine charges. These expenditures may include telephone, postage, salary, equipment purchases,
internet services etc. Upon termination of contract as a SHIIP Coordinating Site, any equipment or property less than five
(5) years old purchased by Subrecipient with grant funds to perform SHIIP functions shall be returned to the Recipient in
good working order.
All budgets must be approved by the Recipient.
Subrecipient Name:
New Hanover County/ Senior ResourcAwaiRAmount: $ 7.318.00
All fields must be completed.
Zero is an acceptable answer.
Must agree to the award amount.
is this required by your
local government?
This instrument has been
pre- audited in the manner
required by the Local
Government Budget and
Fiscal control Act.
No
Budget
Contractual
Construction
Supplies
3Equipment
Other
1898.00
Travel
450.00
Personnel
00.00
Fringe
00.00
Total
7,318.00
Written description of planned expenditures:
Purchase of supplies paper, pens, ink, printer, laptop etc. needed to do SHIIP counseling and
outreach in the community. Outreach expenses such as printing and SHIIP promotion at Fairs,
Health care events etc.. Expenses for providing interpreter to SHIIP clients if a client needs
this service. The expense of travel and training cost for SHIIP training.
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Attachment D
Certifications Regarding, Drug -Free Work - Place; Lobbying; and
Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters
1. Drug -Free Work -Place
The undersigned (authorized official) certifies that it will provide a drug -free workplace in accordance with the Drug -
Free Work -Place Act of 1988, 45 CFR Part 76, subpart F. The certification set out below is a material representation
of fact upon which reliance will be placed when awarding the grant. False certification or violation of the certification
shall be grounds for suspension of payments, suspensions or termination of grants or government wide suspension or
debarment.
The Subrecipient certifies that it will or will continue to provide a drug -free workplace by
(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensing,
possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the Subrecipient's workplace and specifying the
actions that will be taken against employees for violation of such prohibition;
(b) Establishing an on -going drug -free awareness program to inform employees about —
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(2) The Subrecipient's policy of maintaining a drug -free workplace;
(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and
(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in the
workplace;
(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy
of the statement required by paragraph (a); above;
(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition of employment
under the grant, the employee will —
(1) Abide by the terms ofthe statement; and
(2) Notify the employer in writing of his or her conviction for a violation of a criminal drug statute
occurring in the workplace no later than five calendar days after such conviction;
(e) Notifying the Recipient, in writing, within 10 calendar days after receiving notice under subparagraph
(dx2), above, from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction. Employers of
convicted employees must provide notice, including position title, to Recipient on whose grant activity the
convicted employee was working.
Notices shall include the identification number(s) of each affected grant;
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph (dx2), above,
with respect to any employee who is so convicted—
(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including termination,
consistent with the requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; or
(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or rehabilitation
program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health, law enforcement, or other
appropriate agency;
(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug -free workplace through implementation of
paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f).
The Subrecipient certifies that, as a condition of the grant, it will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance in conducting any activity with the grant.
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2. Lobbying
Title 31 of the United States Code, Section 1352, entitled "Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influence
certain Federal contracting and financial transactions," generally prohibits recipients of Federal grants and cooperative
agreements from using Federal (appropriated) funds for lobbying the Executive or Legislative Branches of the Federal
Government in connection with a SPECIFIC grant or cooperative agreement. Section 1352 also requires that each
person who request or received a Federal grants or cooperative agreement must disclose lobbying undertaking with
non - Federal (non- appropriated) funds. These requirements apply to grants and cooperative agreements EXCEEDING
$100,000 in total costs (45 CFR Part93).
The undersigned (authorized official) certifies, to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that
(a) No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the undersigned, to any
person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of
Congress, any officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with
the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal loan, the
entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or
modification of any Federal grant, loan or cooperative agreement;
(b) If any funds other than Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for
influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an
officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with this Federal
contract, grant, loan or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form -
LLL, "Disclosure of Lobbying Activities," in accordance with its instructions;
(c) The undersigned shall require that the language of this certification be included in the award documents
for all subawards at all tiers (including subcontracts, subgrants, contracts and contracts under grants, loans
and cooperative agreements) and that all subrecipients shall certify and disclose accordingly.
This certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction was made
or entered into. Submission of this certification is a prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed
by section 1352, title 31, U.S. Code. Any person who fails to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil
penalty of not less than $10,000 and not more than $100,000 for each such failure.
3. Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters
NOTE: In accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, amended June 26, 1995, any debarment, suspension, proposed debarment
or other government wide exclusion initiated under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) on or after August 25,
1995, shall be recognized by and effective for Executive Branch agencies and participants as an exclusion under 45
CFR Part 76.
(a) Primary Covered Transactions
The undersigned (authorized official) certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, that the
applicant, defined as the primary participant in accordance with 45 CFR Part 76, and its principals:
(1) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded by any Federal department or agency;
(2) have not within a 3 -year period preceding this proposal 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;
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(3) 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 enumerated in paragraph (a)(2) of this certification; and
(4) have not within a 3 -year period preceding this application/proposal had one or more public transactions
(Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default.
Should the applicant not be able to provide this certification, an explanation as to why should be placed under
the assurances page in the application package.
(b) Lower Tier Covered Transactions
The applicant agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include, without modification, the following clause titled
"Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion — Lower Tier
Covered Transaction" (Appendix B to 45 CFR Part 76) in all lower tier covered transactions (i.e., transactions with
subgrantees and /or contractors) and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions:
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility, and Voluntary Exclusion — Lower Tier
Covered Transactions
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies by submission ofthis proposal, that neither it nor its
principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this
certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
Signature of Authorized Certifying Official
Title
Occu313nad by:
awit rtla I ,-
Deputy County manager
Subrecipieni Name
Date Submitted
New Hanover County/ senior Resource ctr
09/27/2017
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Attachment E
CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY
Under the Iran Divestment Act
Pursuant to G.S. 147- 86.59, any person identified as engaging in investment activities in Iran, determined by appearing on
the Final Divestment List created by the State Treasurer pursuant to G.S. 147 - 86.58, is ineligible to contract with the State
of North Carolina or any political subdivision of the State. The Iran Divestment Act of 2015, G.S. 147 -86.55 et seq.*
requires that each vendor, prior to contracting with the State certify, and the undersigned on behalf of the Vendor does
hereby certify, to the following:
1, that the vendor is not identified on the Final Divestment List of entities that the State Treasurer has determined
engages in investment activities in Iran;
2. that the vendor shall not utilize on any contract with the State agency any subcontractor that is identified on the Final
Divestment List; and
3. that the undersigned is authorized by the Vendor to make this Certification.
Vendor: New Hanover County /Senior Resource center
F ouuusi� a oy
BY:
Signature
09/27/2017
Date
Avril Pinder Deputy County Manager
Printed Name Title
The State Treasurer's Final Divestment List can be found on the State Treasurer's website at the address:
https: / /www.nctreasurer.com /ins ide- the- department/OpenGovemment /Pages/Iran- Divestment- Act - Resources. aspx
and will be updated every 180 days. For questions about the Department of State Treasurer's Iran Divestment
Policy, please contact Meryl Murtagh at Meryl.Murtagh @nctreasurer.com or (919) 814 -3852.
* Note: Enacted by Session Law 2015 -118 as G.S. 143C -55 et seq., but has been renumbered for codification at the
direction of the Revisor of Statutes.
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All participants: Enter any necessary notes throughout the process in the comments box below.
comments are not part of the contract.