2-HSS-26-016 - Attachment 3 - Exceptions Form.docx

This is an Exceptions Form document for Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health's contract opportunity HSS-26-016 for Comprehensive Substance Use Primary Prevention Services for Communities, Adults and Youth. The form serves as Attachment 3 to the RFP and requires vendors to document any exceptions they take to the specifications, terms, or conditions contained in the solicitation. Vendors who submit proposals without any exceptions must mark an "X" in the designated box to acknowledge their acceptance of all RFP requirements. The document provides a structured table format for vendors to list exceptions by paragraph section and page number, reference the original RFP text, propose alternative language, and provide comments on their proposed changes, with space for state responses and vendor responses to those responses.

The form includes provisions for additional pages if vendors have more exceptions than can fit in the provided spaces, with instructions to copy the table format for continuation. This exceptions process is part of Delaware's collaborative approach between DSAMH and the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services to address substance use prevention services across all age groups, focusing on reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors through evidence-based prevention strategies including education, information dissemination, environmental strategies, community-based activities, and problem identification and referral services.