COVID-19 Case Study : Public-Private Partnerships in Maryland
MBEOC assisted the Maryland Department of Health in answering each critical needs request and providing personal protective equipment to the front lines . The figure below represents the process that officials used to coordinate these types of donations .
Figure 2 . Donations Process Workflow
MBEOC coordinated over fifty private sector donations with an estimate of 1,500,000 face masks , 400,000 gloves , 100,000 gallons of hand sanitizer , 100,000 medical level masks , and 50,000 face shields . These donations filled critical resource gaps that were integral to the needs of Maryland residents . These operations would not have been possible without the strong partnerships the PSIP program established before the pandemic .
Emergency Vendor List
The purpose of the emergency vendor list was to centralize and coordinate offers from private sector entities interested in providing goods and services . This process was adopted as part of a Department of Commerce initiative to streamline the vetting and ordering process and acquire company resources and information . Officials provided a streamlined basis for companies to complete emergency vendor database requests for information from the Department of General Services ( DGS ). From there , officials collected data and included the company information
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