Agenda 05/27/2025 Item #16D 9 (Approve a Fourth Amendment to extend Agreement Number 18-7470 “Services for Seniors Program,” with VIP America of Southwest Florida, LLC)5/27/2025
Item # 16.D.9
ID# 2025-1804
Executive Summary
Recommendation to approve a Fourth Amendment to extend Agreement Number 18-7470 “Services for Seniors
Program,” with VIP America of Southwest Florida, LLC, and authorize the Chairman to sign the attached amendment.
OBJECTIVE: To extend the current vendor agreement to ensure uninterrupted comprehensive in-home and out-of-
home services to the elderly while new vendor solicitation is in process in keeping with the Quality of Place focus area
by improving access to health, wellness, and human services.
CONSIDERATIONS: The County’s Services for Seniors Program has been providing support services to Collier
County’s frail elderly for the past 30 years through the Older American’s Act (“OAA”), Community Care for the
Elderly (“CCE”), Home Care for the Elderly (“HCE”) and the Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative (“ADI”) programs. The
Collier County Services for Seniors Program is a comprehensive program offered to qualified seniors aged 60 and older,
who are in need of services to prevent, decrease or delay premature or inappropriate expensive placement in nursing
homes or other institutions. The goal of the program is to assist the elderly in living as independently as possible in their
own homes or in the homes of relatives or caregivers.
Lead Agencies are required to enter into their own contractual agreements with area service providers to administer
homemaking, personal care, respite, skilled nursing, and specialized medical equipment services and supplies. Annually,
services provided to program participants have cost approximately $2,000,000. The cost of services is reimbursed
through agreements between the County and the Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida, Inc.
A requirement of the Agreement is for services to be contracted and procured competitively by the Lead Agency. The
current vendors were solicited and awarded in 2018 for a three-year term with three one-year extensions. VIP America
of Southwest Florida, LLC is currently one of two of the largest providers of the Services for Senior Program in Collier
County; both accounting for approximately $1,327,000 of the $2,000,000 of services rendered annually, and Summit
Home Healthcare Products is currently the only provider of healthcare supplies for the Services for Senior Program in
Collier County.
On July 9, 2024, the Procurement Services Division released notices for Request for Proposal No. 24-8280, Services for
Seniors, and received five proposals by the August 9, 2024, submission deadline. However, the above-mentioned vendor
was unaware of the solicitation and did not submit a proposal. This is not reflective of a lack of interest or capacity on
behalf of the vendor. Given VIP America’s long-standing history of delivering high-quality, compliant, and cost-
effective healthcare services, awarding a temporary extension is in the best interest of the County and the populations
we serve.
Due to the sensitive and specialized nature of the services provided by VIP America of Southwest Florida, LLC, the
Community and Human Services Division is seeking to amend Agreement No. 18-7470 to extend its current expiration
date through and including June 9, 2026, or until a supplemental solicitation can be completed, whichever comes first.
The proposed amendment will ensure that the vulnerable elderly population currently benefiting from the Services for
Senior Program will not have a break in needed services by allowing additional time for the Community and Human
Services and Procurement Divisions to complete a supplemental solicitation to ensure that vendors are available to
provide all necessary services.
This item supports the strategic plan by ensuring uninterrupted comprehensive services to the elderly in keeping with the
Quality of Place focus area by improving access to health, wellness, and human services.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds for the Services for Seniors Programs are available in the Human Services Grant Fund
(1837), Projects 33928 (OAA, 3B), 33931 (OAA, 3E), 33904 (ADI), 33905 (CCE), 33906 (HCE) and future projects
that will be assigned when new awards are received.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no Growth Management Impact associated with this Executive
Summary.
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5/27/2025
Item # 16.D.9
ID# 2025-1804
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item is approved as to form and legality and requires majority vote for Board
approval. —SRT
RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommendation to approve the attached Fourth Amendment extending the term of
Agreement Number 18-7470, “Services for Seniors Program,” with VIP America of Southwest Florida, LLC, through
and including June 9, 2026, or until a supplemental solicitation can be completed, whichever comes first, and authorize
the Chairman to sign the amendment.
PREPARED BY: Dana Sebastian, Grants Manager for Community & Human Services
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 18-7470 VIP Extension
2. 18-7470 VIP FourthAmendmentVS
3. 18-7470 Amend#3_VIP AmericaOf SWFL, LLC_FullyExecuted
4. 18-7470_Amend#2_VIPAmerica_FullyExec
5. 18-7470 VIP America_Amend#1_FullyExec
6. 18-7470 VIP America_ Contract
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Viviana Giarimoustas
6/10/2025 - 6/9/2026
Pending BCC approval.
Letter of signature authority submitted.
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GiarimoustasViviana Digitally signed by
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Date: 2025.05.09 17:01:46 -04'00'
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October 30, 2023
To whom it may concern:
Let this leter serve as full authoriza�on for Ashley Skipper, VP of Opera�ons of VIP America of
Southwest Florida, LLC, to transact in any way with Collier County.
Please feel free to contact me with any ques�ons or concerns at mkochen@gnyservices.com or at (914)
752-2117.
Sincerely,
Michael Kochen
Chief Execu�ve Officer
Greater Health Alliance LLC
dba Greater Companies
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STATE OF TEXAS )
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COUNTY OF TRAVIS )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me by means of online notarization, this 30th day of
October 2023, by Michael Kochen, as Chief Executive Officer of Greater Companies, who is personally
known to me or who has produced a Driver’s License as identification on behalf of Greater Health
Alliance LLC d/b/a Greater Companies.
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