REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
April 21, 2026
FROM
JOSHUA DUGAS, Acting Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Contract and Amendments for Early Intervention, Outpatient Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Recovery Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve contract with VARP, Inc. for the provision of Early Intervention, Outpatient Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Recovery Services, in the amount of $1,316,359, for the contract period of May 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027.
2. Approve amendments to contracts with the following agencies, effective July 1, 2026, for the provision of Early Intervention, Outpatient Treatment, Intensive Outpatient Treatment, and Recovery Services, updating standard contract language, increasing the aggregate amount by $800,000, from $3,200,000 to $4,000,000, for clients referred by the Department of Children and Family Services in 2026-27:
a. High Desert Child, Adolescent and Family Services Center, Inc., Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. 22-471, with no change to the contract amount of $3,897,773, or the contract period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027.
b. Inland Behavioral and Health Services, Inc., Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 22-472, with no change to the contract amount of $1,685,950, or the contract period, of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027.
c. Inland Valley Drug and Alcohol Recovery Services dba Inland Valley Recovery Services, Amendment No. 5 to Contract No. 22-473, with no change to the contract amount of $6,857,480, or the contract period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027.
d. Social Science Services, Inc., dba Cedar House Life Change Center, Amendment No. 4 to Contract No. 22-475, with no change to the contract amount of $1,530,295, or the contract period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027.
(Presenter: Joshua Dugas, Acting Director, 252-5142)
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