Award

California Department of Public Health PO-PH-26008208

Consulting services for assessing and revising the Volunteer Management Plan and developing training modules for Medical Reserve Corps and Public Health Emergency Volunteers

Recipient

GREY MATTERISM LLC

Award Amount

$2,640,000.00

Ceiling

$2,640,000.00

Awarded

April 15, 2026

Identifier

PO-PH-26008208

The California Department of Public Health, a state agency in California, awarded a contract to GREY MATTERISM LLC for approximately $2,640,000. The contract involves consulting services to assess gaps in the department's Volunteer Management Plan, facilitate meetings, revise plans, review findings from previous reports, develop operational guides, training modules, and pilot hybrid trainings for Medical Reserve Corps and Public Health Emergency Volunteers. The award is part of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness - Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) grant period from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, with payments due by September 30, 2026. The procurement contact is Jason D. Solis. The award is located in Sacramento, California, USA. Likely competitors include companies specializing in public health consulting and emergency preparedness training.

Description

Assess gaps in the department Volunteer Management Plan PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Coordinate and facilitate four (4) meetings to discuss gaps in the Volunteer Management Plan PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Revise the volunteer management plan PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Review findings from the 2024 and 2025 Medical Reserve Corps / Public Health Emergency Volunteer - Report of review and recommendation PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Coordinate and facilitate four (4) meetings to review and present revisions to the deployment guide PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Revise and finalize Medical Reserve Corps / Public Health Emergency Volunteer Deployment Guide Final Medical Reserve Corps / Public Health Emergency Volunteer Deployment Guide PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop Volunteer Management Operational Guide PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop Field Operational Manuals (FOM) for Medical Reserve Corps Leaders (i.e., MRC Field Leader, MRC Team Leader) PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop trainings for Volunteer Management Operational Guide for the Field, and FOM for MRC Leaders. PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Assess and evaluate existing training gaps among volunteers registered with Medical Reserve Corps Leaders Los Angeles and Public Health Emergency Volunteer PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Revise training plans for Medical Reserve Corps Los Angeles and Public Health Emergency Volunteer partners PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Coordinate and facilitate two (2) meetings to discuss and present revisions to the training plan PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop hybrid advanced training module for veteran Medical Reserve Corps volunteers in leadership roles PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop hybrid Medical Countermeasure Mass Dispensing training module that applies the concepts from Federal Emergency Management Agency courses PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop hybrid module on cultural competencies for volunteer responders' roles and responsibilities PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Develop hybrid module on mental/behavioral health for volunteer responders PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Pilot two (2) hybrid trainings developed with Medical Reserve Corps / Public Health Emergency Volunteer volunteers PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Revise and finalize newly developed training modules based on pilot trainings. PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Coordinate and facilitate at least 2 pre-meetings to support deployment for Vector Control District exercise PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Review exercise plan and evaluation guide and provide feedback. PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Evaluate the Vector Control District Support exercise. PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK; Review exercise report (After Action Review) and provide feedback. PER ATTACHED SCOPE OF WORK GRANT INFORMATION: GRANT NUMBER: 1 NU90TU000042-01-00 GRANT NAME: Public Health Emergency Preparedness - Cities Readiness Initiative (CRI) GRANT PERIOD: 7/1/2025 - 6/30/2026 GRANT REQUIREMENTS: DATE OF PO ENCUMBERED AND SERVICE COMPLETED BY OR BEFORE: 6/30/2026 DATE OF VENDOR INVOICE PAID BY OR BEFORE:9/30/2026 PLACE THE PURCHASE ORDER ON ALL PACKING SLIPS AND INVOICES PROCUREMENT CONTACT: JASON D. SOLIS JASOLIS@PH.LACOUNTY.GOV FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY: CONTROL NUMBER: 359987 RQN / OLR NUMBER: 586273 FUND / ORG CODE: 33753 OBJECT CODE: 3580 N & A CODE: 0430.01