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RESOLUTION EXERCISING FIRST ONE-YEAR OPTION TO RENEW CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CHIEF PSYCHIATRIST SERVICES FOR PREAKNESS HEALTH CENTER’S PATHWAY SPECIAL CARE BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENT UNIT FOR THE 2027 CALENDAR YEAR, PURSUANT TO N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5 AND RFQ-26-022.
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (“County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (“Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances, and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, Preakness Healthcare Center (“Preakness”) is a New Jersey Department of Health licensed, 406-bed skilled nursing facility that is owned and operated by the Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1), the Purchasing Agent issued RFQ-26-022, Chief Psychiatrist, Pathway Special Care Behavioral Management Unit (“RFQ-26-022”), seeking qualifications for a chief psychiatrist to provide on-site mental health services for Preakness’s Pathway Special Care Behavioral Management Unit, responses to which were unsealed on October 24, 2025; and
WHEREAS, on November 17, 2025, the Board passed Resolution No. R-25-1094, awarding a contract under RFQ-26-022 to Kashoqa Psychiatry Associates, P.C., to serve as chief psychiatrist and provide on-site mental health services for Preakness’s Pathway Special Care Behavioral Management Unit during the period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026, with the County retaining two (2) one-year options to renew; and
WHEREAS, the Executive Director of Preakness is recommending that the County exercise the first one-year option to renew the above-described contract with Kashoqa Psychiatry Associates, P.C., under RFQ-26-022, for a term from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, and an amount not to exceed thirty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($31,200.00); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-60-1, et seq., Kashoqa Psychiatry Associates, P.C., executed the Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Certification, attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, certifying they are not involved in prohibited activities in Russia and Belarus, and the County confirmed Kashoqa Psychiatry Associates, P.C. is not identified on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list created by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. 7-01-27-172-001-233, or any other account that may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, and the availability of funds has been contingently certified by the Chief Financial Officer subject to sufficient funds being appropriated by the Board in the 2027 and/or subsequent County budget(s); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the September 30, 2026 Health and Human Services Committee meeting and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5(1), the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic hereby exercises the first one-year option to renew the County’s contract with Kashoqa Psychiatry Associates, P.C., under RFQ-26-022, Chief Psychiatrist, Pathway Special Care Behavioral Management Unit, for a term from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027, and an amount not to exceed thirty-one thousand two hundred dollars ($31,200.00), all in accordance with RFQ-26-022 and the provider’s response thereto.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, Executive Director of Preakness, and Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB October 13, 2026