Addendum Number 2
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- Solicitation number
- 40500-DPH0000106
- Issued by
- Georgia
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This is Addendum Number 2 to RFP DPH0000106 issued by the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) for the Positive Alternatives for Pregnancy and Parenting Grant Program. The addendum, dated August 23, 2016, provides critical clarification regarding the Standards of Conduct requirements for service providers administering pregnancy support services to indigent women. The RFP seeks a qualified Contract Management Agency to administer the grant program, select Direct Client Service Providers, monitor provider compliance, and submit programmatic and financial reports to DPH. The issuing officer is Kathleen Lane, and inquiries should be directed to Kathleen.Lane@dph.ga.gov or 404-232-1144.
The addendum clarifies that while program-funded activities and client discussions related to program eligibility and service arrangements cannot include any promotion of religious or political causes through counseling or written materials, service providers are not prohibited from engaging in religious discussions with clients outside the scope of program-funded activities. The clarification emphasizes statutory compliance requiring that funds "shall not be used to promote or be otherwise expended for political or religious purposes." An updated Contract Shell reflecting changes to Exhibit B accompanies this addendum, and bidders must submit a signed acknowledgment of the addendum with their RFP response. In the event of conflicts between previously released information and this addendum, the addendum provisions control.
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Revised 02/11/11 SPD-SPR013
RFP Addendum Form
RFP Number: DPH0000106 RFP Title: Positive Alternatives to Pregnancy
Requesting State Entity: DPH
Issuing Officer: Kathleen lane RFP Initially Posted to Internet: See GPR eMail Address: Kathleen.Lane@dph.ga.gov Telephone: 404-232-1144
Addendum Number: 2 Date: 8/23/16
The purpose of this addendum is:
A. To provide the following Bid Clarification Language pertaining to Exhibit B of the attached contract shell:
Clarification of the Standards of Conduct for Service Providers; Promotion of Religious or Political Causes to
Eligible Clients
The “Standards of Conduct” for subcontractors (set out in the Agreement to Provide Pregnancy Support Services, paragraph 9, subparagraph (d)) says that the “Provider shall not promote any religious or political cause to an
Eligible Client through any means, including but [not] limited to counseling or written materials.”
This does not mean that personnel in your clinic can never engage in religious discussions with any client. It means that activities funded by the Positive Alternatives Pregnancy and Parenting Program cannot include any form of religious or political promotion. The statute authorizing the Program specifically provides that funds provided under this program “shall not be used to promote or be otherwise expended for political or religious purposes, including, but not limited to, counseling or written material.” The Department expects that there will be no political or religious promotion in those client discussions devoted to eligibility to participate in the Program, or to arranging services through the Program. However, subcontractors are free to do as they wish in activities that are not funded by this Program, or in discussions with their clients that are not related to the Program or the services provided thereunder
B. To provide an updated Contract Shell to reflect the changes in Exhibit B
Note: In the event of a conflict between previously released information and the information contained herein, the latter shall control.
A signed acknowledgment of this addendum (this page) should be attached to your RFP response.
Supplier’s Name
Signature
Printed Name and Title
Other files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Prebid Conference Information | — | |
| NOIA(Notice Of Intent to Award) | — | |
| Addendum Number 5 | — |
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