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THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

Document Title: Request for Response for Camps for Department of Mental Health Referred Children

COMMBUYS Bid#: BD-15-1022-DMH08-8220A-00000003607

Agency Document Number: RFR# 2015-DMH-3063-01

Date: April 1, 2015

Contact Name: Eric Pilsmaker, Director of Contract Administration, Audit and Systems

Address: Department of Mental Health Central Office 25 Staniford Street Boston, Ma 02114 Fax#: 617 626-8014 Email: Eric.Pilsmaker@state.ma.us

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A Information on COMMBUY and the Supplier Diversity Program Attachment B Department of Public Health Camp Regulations Attachment C Instructions For Submitting An Electronic Response On COMMBUY Attachment D Evaluation Tool Attachment E Instructions for Execution and Submission of Commonwealth Standard Forms Supplier Diversity Plan Form 1 RFR Cover Sheet Commonwealth Terms and Condition Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standard Contract Form and Instructions Authorized Signatory Listing Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment

RFR For Camps for DMH Referred Children April, 2015

1. RFR INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION

1.1. Issuing Entity/COMMBUYS

25 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114

This Bid has been released on COMMBUYS. COMMBUYS is the official source of information for this Bid and is publicly accessible at no charge at_www.COMMBUYS.com. For more information on COMMBUYS, please see Attachment A to this Bid, Information on COMMBUY and the Supplier Diversity Program. In COMMBUYS, a “bid” refers to the solicitation, Request For Response (RFR) or procurement. All Attachments are included in the Attachment Section of the Bid on COMMBUY.

An individual or organization submitting a response to this Bid (Bidder) may not alter (manually or electronically) the Bid language or any Bid component files, except as directed in the Bid. Modifications to the body of the Bid, specifications, terms and conditions, or which change the intent of this Bid are prohibited and may disqualify a Response.

1.2 Procurement Scope and Description

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) seeks to establish a Master List of approved camps to which the Department can send children as needed during the summer (June through Labor Day) and/or other times children are not in school.

A camp for this purpose is defined as follows:

A day or residential summer camp program, after school or school vacation program that operates on a permanent site; conducted for recreation or recreational instruction; operates for four or more days or nights; for profit or charitable purposes; and serves at least five children unrelated to the operator. Refer to the DPH regulation 105 CMR 430.000. A camp includes all programs operated under the same DPH license.

DMH seeks to include on the Master List a wide range of camps, from highly specialized camps for youth with particular behavioral health needs to camps operated by community organizations that all children can access but are also able to meet the needs of youth with behavioral health challenges. Camps must have the capability to plan and coordinate services with DMH. DMH also seeks to include on the Master List camps from across the Commonwealth. Out-of-State camps may also be included.

DMH will use the camps as needed for: (1) DMH Clients living in the community; (2) children and adolescents receiving services via Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) through their local Community Service Agency (CSA), and (3) siblings of DMH Clients. DMH may consider using camps for other DMH Clients as is appropriate.

DMH reserves the right to make contract changes and/or amendments during the term of the procurement as a result of new knowledge of best or promising practice.

Camp reguirements and use of camps by DMH are more fully described in Section 3 of this RFR.

Service Class Information:

1.3 Number of Awards

DMH is seeking to maximize the number of approved camps on the Master List to meet the demand for services; address the wide variety of service needs; and to provide children and families with more choices. DMH will enter into a contract with each provider of an approved camp.

DMH Area Offices will purchase camp services on an as needed basis from the approved camps on the Master List (see Subsection 3.4).

1.4 Filing Responses; Adding Camps and Contractors After Initial Approval Period

The Bid has an open enrollment process. This means that Bidders may seek to qualify a camp at any time during the period which this RFR is open (see Section 2).

It is expected that the Bid will remain open for responses for the full duration of the RFR, which is until December 31, 2024; however, DMH, at its discretion, may close and reopen the RFR at any time it deems it beneficial to the children it serves. Bidders should always check for updates on COMMBUY.

As long as the RFR is open, Bidders may submit responses. However, to ensure review and possible approval in time to be included on the Master List for the summer of 2015, responses must be submitted on or before March 31 2015, at 12 pm EST. This shall be known as the Initial Approval Period. Similarly, after the Initial Approval Period, Bidders seeking to add camps to the Master List in time for summer referrals are advised to submit their responses on or before January 31st of the year in question.

Once approved, a camp remains approved and on the Master List, unless DMH or the provider of the camp terminates the contract between the provider (contractor) and DMH or amends the contract to remove the camp from the Master List. Contractors are required to timely notify DMH of changes affecting the status of any of their camps included on the Master List, see Subsection 3.5.

1.5 Eligible Entities

The contracts resulting from this Bid will be open for use by other Agencies of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. DMH reserves the right to add or remove additional eligible entities during the contract term. Each eligible entity is responsible for executing its own purchase orders/contracts with providers of approved camps and paying its own invoices for goods and/or services.

1.6 Acquisition Method

The acquisition method to acquire camp services from this Bid is fee for service. The number of units to be purchased is unknown. Referrals made to camps on the Master List will be done using a Purchase Order, which will specify the names of the individual(s) that will be attending, the camp they will be attending, number of days; applicable rate and units of service, etc.

Federal funds ___ WILL be used to fund part/all of Contract(s) Federal funds X_ WILL NOT be used to fund part/all of Contract(s)

1.7 Contract Duration

DMH will award contracts to providers of camps, as their camps are approved and added to the Master List. A provider will only have one contract, regardless of the number of approved camps the provider has on the Master List. The expected duration of a contract will depend on when the contract is awarded. The chart below sets forth the expected duration of contracts awarded during the Initial Approval Period. The duration of contracts awarded after the Initial Approval Period, will be aligned with the remaining duration of the contracts awarded during the Initial Approval Period, so that all contracts awarded under this RFR will be scheduled to terminate at the same time.

Expected Duration For Contracts Awarded During The Initial Approval Period

Initial Duration

Total Maximum Contract Duration

9 Years and 7 Months

1.8 Estimated Expenditures, Funding or Compensation for Expected Duration

Anticipated Expenditures made under contracts awarded through this RFR are subject to appropriation and funding. The total estimated expenditure to be made during a single year of this procurement is $1,000,000. For the life of this procurement, it is $10,000,000.

Payment is based on the provision of a unit of service. DMH recommends that providers develop a rate that is based on a weekly unit. However, DMH will consider an alternative pricing option based on a different unit, such as a daily rate. This requires sufficient documentation and reasoning for considering the option.

Bidders whose proposed rate is set by another agency in the Commonwealth must indicate the agency and governing regulations on the pricing statement. Prior to referring a youth to one of these camps, DMH reserves the right to seek additional information from other the other state agency regarding the camp.

1.9 Appendices and Attachments

Additional required terms appear in the Appendices and Attachments to this RFR. The list of Appendices and Attachments associated with this RFR when it was posted originally on COMMBUYS is included at the end of the Table of Contents.

Please note that Attachments may be added during the course of this procurement.

1.10 Public Records

All responses to this RFR are subject to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L., c. 66, §10, and to c. 4, §7, §26. Any statements in submitted responses that are inconsistent with these statutes shall be disregarded.

1.11 Reasonable Accommodation

Bidders with disabilities or hardships that seek reasonable accommodation, which may include the receipt of RFR information in an alternative format, must communicate such requests in writing to the contact person. Requests for accommodation will be addressed on a case by case basis. A Bidder requesting accommodation must submit a written statement which describes the Bidder’s disability and the requested accommodation to the contact person for the RFR. DMH reserves the right to reject unreasonable requests.

2. PROCUREMENT EVENTS

2.1 Procurement Calendar

Initial Approval Period:

This is an on open enrollment procurement, which means that a response may be submitted at any time up to the RFR Close Date. However, to ensure review and possible approval in time to receive referrals for the summer of 2015, responses must be submitted on or before March 31, 2015, at 12 pm EST. This shall be known as the Initial Approval Period.

For subsequent summers, new responses should be received by January 31st of the applicable year, to ensure review and possible approval in time to receive referrals for the summer.

February 10, 2015 – March 31, 2015 at 12:00 pm

Times are Eastern Standard/Daylight Savings (US), as displayed on the COMMBUYS system clock displayed to Bidders after logging in. If there is a conflict between the dates in this Procurement Calendar and dates in the Bid’s Header, the dates in the Bid’s Header on COMMBUYS shall prevail. Bidders are responsible for checking the Bid record, including Bid Q&A, on COMMBUYS for Procurement Calendar updates.

2.2 Written Questions Via the Bid Q&A on COMMBUYS

The “Bid Q&A” provides the opportunity for Bidders to ask written questions and receive written answers from DMH regarding this Bid. All Bidders’ questions must be submitted through the Bid Q&A found on COMMBUYS (see below for instructions). Questions may be submitted at any time through the duration of the Procurement. It is anticipated that answers to questions received by February 24, 2015 (for the Initial Approval Period) will be posted on COMMBUYS by March 3, 2015. Subsequent to the Initial Approval Period, answers will be posted periodically on COMMBUYS as questions of general interest are received. It is the Bidder’s responsibility to verify receipt of questions.

Please note that any questions submitted to the DMH using any other medium (including those that are sent by mail, fax, email or voicemail, etc.) will not be answered. To reduce the number of redundant or duplicate questions, Bidders are asked to review all questions previously submitted to determine whether the Bidder’s question has already been posted.

Bidders are responsible for entering content suitable for public viewing, since all of the questions are accessible to the public. Bidders must not include any information that could be considered personal, security sensitive, inflammatory, incorrect, collusory, or otherwise objectionable, including information about the Bidder’s company or other companies. DMH reserves the right to edit or delete any submitted questions that raise any of these issues or that are not in the best interest of the Commonwealth or this Bid.

All answers are final when posted. Any subsequent revisions to previously provided answers will be dated.

It is the responsibility of the prospective Bidder and awarded Contractor to maintain an active registration in COMMBUYS and to keep current the email address of the Bidder’s contact person and prospective contract manager, if awarded a contract, and to monitor that email inbox for communications from DMH, including requests for clarification. DMH and the Commonwealth assume no responsibility if a prospective Bidder’s/awarded Contractor’s designated email address is not current, or if technical problems, including those with the prospective Bidder’s/awarded Contractor’s computer, network or internet service provider (ISP) cause email communications sent to/from the prospective Bidder/Awarded contractor and DMH to be lost or rejected by any means including email or spam filtering.

Locating Bid Q&A:

Log into COMMBUYS, locate the Bid, acknowledge receipt of the Bid, and scroll down to the bottom of the Bid Header page. The “Bid Q&A” button allows Bidders access to the Bid Q&A page.

2.3 Bid Amendments, Withdrawal, Cancellation

DMH reserves the right to make amendments to the Bid after initial publication. It is each Bidder’s responsibility to check COMMBUYS for any amendments, addenda or modifications to this Bid, and any Bid Q&A records related to this Bid. DMH and the Commonwealth accept no responsibility and will provide no accommodation to Bidders who submit a response based on an out-of-date Bid or on information received from a source other than COMMBUYS.

2.4 Physical Bidders’ Conference (in person)

DMH does not anticipate offering a Bidder’s Conference.

3. SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 Meets Definition of Camp and Has A Current State License

A camp must meet the definition of a Camp set forth in Subsection 1.2 and have a current valid DPH camp license, or if the camp is located outside of Massachusetts, it must have a comparable license for the State where the camp is located. A copy of the camp’s current license must be submitted with the response and annually thereafter if the camp is approved and added to the Master List.

3.2 Fiscal Requirements

A Camp Provider must meet the financial requirements set forth in this Subsection 3.2.

a. Financial Qualification. To be approved and retained on the Master List, a camp provider must be in good financial standing, up to date on taxes, and fiscally able to provide the camp services set forth in the RFR and the response to the RFR. In addition, the camp must have proof of liability insurance.

b. Debarment. DMH cannot contract with a provider subject to a Massachusetts or federal debarment order.

c. Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). A provider of an approved camp must participate in the Commonwealth Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) program for receiving payments. EFT is a benefit to both contractors and the Commonwealth because it ensures fast, safe and reliable payment directly to contractors and saves both parties the cost of processing checks. Contractors are able to track and verify payments made electronically through the Comptroller’s Vendor Web system. A link to the EFT application can be found on the OSD Forms page (www.mass.gov/osd). Additional information about EFT is available on the VendorWeb site (www.mass.gov/osc). Click on MASSfinance.

The requirement to use EFT may be waived by DMH on a case-by-case basis if participation in the program would be unduly burdensome on the bidder. If a Bidder is claiming that this requirement is a hardship or unduly burdensome, the specific reason must be documented in its response.

3.3 Service Standards

A camp must meet the service standards set forth in this Subsection 3.3.

a. DPH Regulations. A camp must comply with the Minimum Standards For Recreational Camps For Children set forth in the DPH regulation 105 CMR 430.000 (see Attachment B).

b. DMH and EOHHS Regulations. Services must meet all applicable DMH and Executive Office of Health and Human Services regulations and policies. This includes, but is not limited to, DMH’s Commissioner’s Directive #23 Critical Incident Reporting Protocol and Criteria, the EOHHS Criminal Offender Record Checks regulation 101 CMR 15.00.

3.4 Referrals To Camps

DMH Area Offices will refer youth to approved camps on the Master List using a Purchase Order. The Purchase Order will include the following information: names of youth attending, name of the camp they will attend and its location, the start and end date of attendance, and the applicable rate, units of service, and the total cost per youth. A Contractor may bill DMH for services only as described in the Purchase Order and at the rates set forth in the Purchase Order.

The decision to make referrals to an approved camp on the Master List will be based on the DMH service needs and best value to DMH. The decision to make referrals will be made by DMH Site Offices. In determining the best value, the following may be considered:

· Nature of the camp program

· The needs of the child

· The availability of the camp

· The location of the camp in relation to the child

· Individual family and child choice

· Cost to DMH

· Supplier Diversity Plan

· performance

DMH Areas are the geographic subdivisions within the state that are responsible for providing access to comprehensive mental health services for individuals within their boundaries. There are five (5) DMH Areas. Each Area is administered by an Area Director who is supported by an Area Office. Areas are further divided into Sites that are managed by Site Directors at Site Offices.

3.5 Notice of Change in Status

If at any time 1) a camp’s DPH license (or similar license if not a Massachusetts camp) is expires, revoked or otherwise terminated; (2) a camp becomes subject to DPH Order to Correct violations; or (3) a camp or the camp’s provider is subject to a DCF Supported Investigation of Child Abuse and/or Neglect, the Provider must notify DMH immediately.

3.6 Communication with DMH

A Contractor must engage in communications with DMH, as requested, in the coordination of camp services for DMH youth. This can include, but is not limited to, e-mail, phone, or face-to-face meetings, as appropriate.

4 COMPENSATION STRUCTURE/PRICING

4.1 Pricing Statement

DMH will compensate providers at the rate specified in their pricing statement (see Subsection 5.2) subject to DMH approval. Costs which are not specifically identified in the Bidders’ responses, and accepted by DMH as part of a contract, will not be compensated under any contract awarded pursuant to this RFR. DMH will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders responding to this RFR.

Payment is based on the provision of a unit of service. DMH recommends that providers develop a rate that is based on a weekly unit. However, DMH will consider an alternative pricing option based on a different unit, such as a daily rate. This requires sufficient documentation and reasoning for considering the option.

4.2 Pricing Limitation

Contractors agrees that no other public entity or customer within the United States purchasing similar services (subject to similar terms and conditions) shall receive a lower price for the service during the contract period, unless the same lower price is immediately effective for DMH. If DMH believes that it is not receiving this lower price as required by this language, the contractor agree upon notice to provide current or historical pricing offered or negotiated with such other customer at any time during the contract period in the absence of proprietary information being part of such contracts.

Costs which are not specifically identified in the Bidder’s response, and accepted by a department as part of a contract, will not be compensated under any contract awarded pursuant to this RFR. The Commonwealth will not be responsible for any costs or expenses incurred by Bidders responding to this RFR.

4.3 Purchase of Services

DMH makes no guarantee that any services will be purchased from a Contractor as a result of the Contractor entering into a contract as a result of this RFR. Selection of Contractors for referrals will be based on a variety of factors. See Subsection 3.4.

5 RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS

A Bidder must submit a response for each camp it would like to have included on the Master List. If a Bidder has several camps it would like to have included on the Master List, the Bidder may submit one response that includes all of the camps, thus having to complete the Finacial Requirments, etc. only once. If a Bidder has an approved camp or camp(s) on the Master List and the Bidder wants to add an addtional camp or camps, it must file a new response for the camp(s) it wants to add. Each response must meet the requirements set forth in this Section 5.

5.1 Submission Format

A Bidder must submit its response in two ways:

a. Hard Copy Response. A hard copy response must be submitted in a package labeled with a copy of the completed RFR response cover sheet to:

Eric Pilsmaker Director of Contract Administration, Audit and Systems Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114

The hard-copy response shall consist of one (1) original and one (1) copy. The original copy should be clearly marked as “Original”. The different parts of a response must be clearly separated and labeled with the following:

· The title of the RFR

· The bidding entity’s legal name

· The title of the part of the Response (e.g., Program Narrative, Pricing Statement, etc.).

b. Electronic Response. An electronic response must be submitted on COMMBUYS in accordance with the directions set forth in Attachment C to this Bid. The response must be submitted as an attachment to the response (see item 15 of the Attachment C). Documents requiring signature should be scanned and then submitted as separate attachments.

5.2 Response (or “Quote”) Requirements

A response must consist of the following:

___RFR Response Cover Sheet. This must be used as a label to the package in which the hard copy response is submitted to DMH and be the title page of the Program Narrative. The Response Cover Sheet is located in the Attachment Section of the COMMBUYS File of this Bid.

___Program Narrative. For each camp the Bidder is seeking approval, it must include a Program Narrative that includes:

· a description of the camp, location, times of operation,

· the population served,

· types of activities available to campers, and

· the effective dates of their Department of Public Health recreational camps for children license (pursuant to DPH regulation 105 CMR 430.000) (refer to Attachment B).

The Program Narrative should total no more than two (2) pages (per camp), double-sided, using 12-point font and 1-inch margins. A camp brochure (for general distribution, not created for this RFR) may be also be submitted. If the Bidder believes that the brochure describes all of the elements to be included in the Program Narrative, the Bidder may elect to omit the Program Narrative.

___Current Camp License. For each camp the Bidder is seeking approval, it must include a copy of the camp’s current Department of Public Health campership license, or if an out-of-state camp a comparable license.

___Statement of Compliance. For each camp the Bidder is seeking approval, it must include a Statement of Compliance with Department of Public Health (or other applicable licensing authority for out-of-state camps) requirements. In the Statement of Compliance, a Bidder must:

a. certify that the camp is free of DPH Order to Correct Violations;

b. certify that neither the camp or the Bidder is the subject of a DCF Supported Investigation of Child Abuse and/or Neglect;

c. List any child abuse and neglect investigations within the past two years that were supported on any staff member or volunteer at the camp; and

d. Attach a copy of any Orders to Correct Violations that were issued to the camp within the prior 2 years of service, along with the corrective action plan.

___Pricing Statement. For each camp the Bidder is seeking approval, it must include a written detailed Pricing Statement based on the specifications of the Program Narrative above. The Pricing Statement cannot exceed three, single-sided pages, using 12-point font and 1-inch margins. It is anticipated that Bidders may propose multiple rates for program models that differentiate age, special needs, overnight or day, etc. DMH will review the rates for best value.

DMH is recommending that Bidders propose a weekly rate. However, DMH will consider alternative rate options, for example a day rate, with sufficient documentation and reasoning for considering the option.

Bidders that intend to subcontract (see Subsection 7.1) with non-DMH approved camps must include in their Pricing Statement, an itemized listing of all applicable costs associated with this activity.

____Financial Requirements. The following must be submit by the Bidder

a. The following forms (which are included in the Attachment Section of this Bid on COMMBUY):

___ An executed Commonwealth Terms and Conditions * ___ An executed Massachusetts Form W-9 * ___ A Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing; (note: both pages are required, with the second page notarized) ___ An Executed Standard Contract Form ___ Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment * *Note: If a Bidder has already submitted to DMH or another Commonwealth agency signed Terms and Conditions, Form W-9, and/or Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment as listed above and such are on record with the Office of the Comptroller, it does not need to submit them again. If any of these forms are not included in a response, DMH will verify that they are on record with the Office of the Comptroller. Also, it a response is being submitted by a Bidder that already has a camp on the Master List and thus, already has entered into a contract with DMH for camp services, these forms do not need to be submitted again.

____Supplier Diversity Plan Response. A Bidder must submit a completed Supplier Diversity Plan Form #1 (included as an attachment to this Bid). The Form and the contract requirements regarding the Supplier Diversity Plan are more fully described in Attachment A of this Bid, Information on COMMBUY and the Supplier Program. DMH cannot award a contract unless the provider has an approved Suppler Diversity Plan.

5.3 Page Limits and Attachments

The Bidder must adhere to page limits where specified. All pages in excess of the stated limits will be removed from the Bidder’s response prior to review. All excess pages will be removed from the end of the relevant section.

5.4 Reasonable Accommodation

Bidders with disabilities or hardships that seek reasonable accommodation, which may include the receipt of RFR information in an alternative format, must communicate such requests in writing to the contact person. Requests for accommodation will be addressed on a case by case basis. A Bidder requesting accommodation must submit a written statement which describes the Bidder’s disability and the requested accommodation to the contact person for the RFR. DMH reserves the right to reject unreasonable requests.

6 REVIEW AND Approval PROCESS

6.1 Master List, Contract Award Decision and Award Notification

To include a camp on the Master List and to make referrals to camps on the Master List will be done at the sole discretion of DMH. All Bidders who submit responses to this RFR will be notified in writing as to whether the camps included in the responses are approved for inclusion on the Master List. In addition, the camps approved for inclusion on the Master List will be posted on COMMBUYS. The decisions will be based on the information required by Subsection 5.2 and the rating the camps rating based on the RFR Evaluation Tool (Attachment D to the Bid).

References may be called and verified as well as any licensing authority to determine if the camp is in good standing.

All responses will be first reviewed by a review committee established by the DMH Deputy Commissioner of Children and Adolescent Services, or her designee. The make-up of the review committee may vary from time to time over the duration of the RFR. The review committee will make a recommendation to the Deputy Commissioner of Children and Adolescent Services or her designee, who shall make the final determination. The Deputy Commissioner or designee is not bound by recommendations of the review committee, but will consider the ratings and recommendations of the committee. The final decisions will be based on a determination as to the best value to the Commonwealth.

The RFR review committee and the Deputy Commissioner or designee may use sources of information other than the Bidder’s written submission to evaluate proposed camps, such as other information known to DMH or another state agency.

6.2 Frequency of Reviews

The review committee and the Deputy Commissioner or designee will review responses at a minimum three times a year, in April, September and December. Reviews may be done more often at the discretion of the Deputy Commissioner or her designee.

7. TERMS AND REQUIREMENTS PERTAINING TO AWARDED CONTRACTS

7.1 Contract Contents and Subcontracting

A Contract awarded under this RFR will, at a minimum, consist of the following:

· This RFR, including all attachments;

· Bidder’s response to the RFR;

· Commonwealth Terms and Conditions;

· Standard Contract Form; and

· Other terms and conditions which both parties (Agency and Contractor) agree upon. These terms and conditions must be in writing.

Prior approval of DMH is required for any subcontracted service of the contract. Contractors are responsible for the satisfactory performance and adequate oversight of its subcontractors.

7.2 Contractor’s Contact Information

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to keep the Contractor’s Contract Manager Information current. The Contractor Contract Manager is the individual designated by the Contractor to interface with DMH. If this information changes, the Contractor must notify DMH immediately, using the address located in the Header Information of the Purchase Order or Master Blanket Purchase Order on COMMBUYS.

The Commonwealth assumes no responsibility if a Contractor’s designated email address is not current, or if technical problems, including those with the Contractor’s computer, network or internet service provider (ISP), cause e-mail communications between the Bidder and DMH to be lost or rejected by any means including email or spam filtering.

7.3 Publicity

Any Contractor awarded a contract under this Bid is prohibited from selling or distributing any information collected or derived from the Contract, including lists of participating Eligible Entities, Commonwealth employee names, telephone numbers or addresses, or any other information except as specifically authorized by DMH.

7.4 Restriction on the Use of the Commonwealth Seal

Bidders and contractors are not allowed to display the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Seal in their bid package or subsequent marketing materials if they are awarded a contract because use of the coat of arms and the Great Seal of the Commonwealth for advertising or commercial purposes is prohibited by law.

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