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Good afternoon,
Lesley Cobb
Monday, March 20, 2023 2:35 PM
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COMMUNICATION ITEM: OM-FEA-2023-0003 - Statewide Contract with Goodwill -
Weld County (Fast Track item CMS #6787)
Operation Memo - LEAP Goodwill Contract - 02.28.2023.pdf
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Each year, Counties are given the option to administer the Low -Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) program
through a statewide contract with Goodwill. Two years ago, Weld entered in a MOU with the Colorado Department of
Human Services (CDHS) for this purpose. This MOU is known to the Board as Tyler ID 2021-1704. This year, according to
the attached OM-FEA-2023-0003 - Statewide Contract with Goodwill memo, counties who already have a MOU in place
and wish to continue having Goodwill administer their LEAP program, do not need to take any additional action and the
MOU will continue as is. This MOU is being Fast Tracked for tracking purposes and is CMS #6787.
The Department wishes to communicate to the BoCC that Goodwill will continue to administer Weld County's LEAP
program and no additional action is needed at this time.
Thank you,
Lesley Cobb
Contract Management and Compliance Supervisor
Weld County Dept. of Human Services
315 N. 11th Ave., Bldg A
PO Box A
Greeley, CO 80632
N(970) 400-6512
A (970) 353-5212
®cobbxxlk@weldgov.com
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OPERATION MEMO
COLORADO
Department of Human Services
Title: Statewide Contract with Goodwill
for Administration of LEAP
Office/Division: Office of Economic
Security/Division of Food Et Energy Assistance
Memo number: OM-FEA-2023-0003
Program area: LEAP
Outcome: Counties who wish to opt into the contract with Goodwill to administer the LEAP
program will submit a signed MOU to the State LEAP Office by April 30, 2023.
Pertinent statute/rule: 9 CCR 2503-7 - Low -Income Energy Assistance Program; Colorado
Procurement Code at C.R.S. §§ 24-101-101 through 402; State Procurement Rules at 1 CCR
101-9; State Fiscal Rules at 1 CCR 101-1
Keywords: Low -Income Energy Assistance Program, LEAP, Goodwill, MOU, heating,
assistance, administration
Issue date: March 20, 2023 Effective: October 1, 2023 Expires: September 30, 2024
Intended Recipients
This communication has been sent to all county human service directors. Please forward
pertinent information to staff members as you deem necessary.
Purpose
This Operation Memorandum establishes mutually agreed -upon procedures among the
Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), Low -Income Energy Assistance Program
(LEAP), Goodwill Colorado (Goodwill), and counties who wish to use the statewide contract to
operate the program. By signing the attached Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and
returning it to the State LEAP Office, the county confirms its intent to opt into the contract
with Goodwill from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, in lieu of self-administering
the LEAP program. Any county that signs the MOU will have an opportunity once per year to
withdraw from the statewide contract.
Action
Counties that wish to contract with Goodwill to administer LEAP in lieu of self -administration,
must sign and return the attached MOU to Randa Alshami at Randa.alshami@state.co.us by
April 30, 2023.
Counties currently participating in the statewide LEAP contract:
• Counties currently participating in the statewide contract DO NOT have to submit a
new MOU.
• If the county wishes to discontinue its contract with Goodwill and assume local
1575 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.865.5700 cdhs.colorado.gov
Jared Polis, Governor I Michelle Barnes, Executive Director
administration of LEAP, it must inform the State LEAP Office by April 30, 2023.
Counties self-administering LEAP:
Counties that are self-administering LEAP and would like to opt into the statewide LEAP
contract beginning on October 1, 2023 must sign and return the MOU by April 30, 2023.
Counties who return the MOU will begin to be served under the terms of the statewide
contract on October 1, 2023.
Background
The State LEAP Office procured through a competitive process, a statewide contract with
Goodwill to administer LEAP on behalf of counties, effective October 1, 2021. The contract
includes the option to renew for four additional years (i.e., through September 30, 2026).
October 1, 2023 will begin the third year of the contract.
Attachments
Memorandum of Understanding - 02.28.2023.pdf
Supersedes
OM-FEAD-2022-0009
Contact
For more information about this memo, please contact State LEAP Manager Theresa Kullen at
Theresa.kullen@state.co.us or 720.788.8050.
Operation memos are active for three years; then they are archived and re -issued if necessary. Access
the CDHS Memo Series at cdhs.colorado.pov/our-partners/counties/cdhs-memo-series.
1575 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.5700 cdhs.colorado.gov
Jared Polls, Governor l Michelle Barnes, Executive Director
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