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Page 6 of 54 <br />SECTION 2 SCOPE OF WORK <br />2.1 INTENT AND NOTICE OF FUNDING <br />The City of Everett has received federal grant funding from the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the Law <br />Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act (LEMHWA). <br />The Everett Police Department ) is seeking a qualified nutritionist to provide individualized virtual <br />and in-person nutrition consultations and in-person group training sessions for police department <br />employees. The services are intended to educate and facilitate behavior change to address medical risks <br />and optimize officers and police employees performance. The contract is valued at approximately <br />$115,000.00. <br />2.2 BACKGROUND <br />The Everett Police Department is comprised of over 190 sworn Officers and over 40 professional staff. <br />Typical schedules are 12-hour shifts, 10.5- and 8-hour workdays, with patrol staff starting their shifts at <br />either 5 a.m., 6 a.m., 5 p.m., or 6 p.m. This work schedule, in addition to the stressful nature of the job, <br />puts officers and civilian staff alike at risk for sleep disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), <br />anxiety, depression, and heart disease, among other risks. <br />Nutritional needs are varied across the population and may include simple meal-planning education, <br />support for those using food as a maladaptive coping mechanism, treatment of existing heart disease, and <br />tactical performance improvement. Social factors such as cooking skills, access to meal services, and the <br />need to cater to family members' tastes are also important. <br />2.3 KEY DELIVERABLES <br />The supplier must be able to: <br /> Provide outreach to officers and civilian staff to engage them in utilizing nutritional services. <br /> Provide on-site monthly group training presentations, as specified in 2.4, that educate and motivate <br />employees to improve their health behavior. <br /> Provide initial and follow-up individual nutrition appointments that facilitate health behavior change <br />, including chronic disease treatment and prevention or performance <br />nutrition, etc. <br /> Maintain and increase employee utilization and participation in nutrition services. <br /> Provide monthly reports of the number of individual initial and follow-up appointments conducted. <br /> Provide officers and civilian staff opportunities to evaluate the provided nutritional services and <br />submit feedback. <br /> Provide summarized feedback received from officers and civilian staff to the City representative for <br />review. <br />2.4 PRESENTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS <br />A. Group Presentation: The supplier must be able to present an hour-long in-person nutrition education <br />workshop to the Everett Police during the monthly Police Skills Refresher training for the year 2025.