Appendix F.docx

This is a confidential information designation form (Appendix F) submitted by the County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Services Department for the RFSQ-BHS-FY23-0108 Substance Use Residential Withdrawal Management Services solicitation. The form provides a template for offerors to identify specific pages and sections of their response that they wish to request exemption from public disclosure under the California Public Records Act (CPRA). Offerors must list the specific page numbers and corresponding sections they seek to keep confidential and provide a legal basis for each exemption request under Government Code section 6250 et seq. The County explicitly prohibits offerors from marking their entire response as confidential or proprietary and requires precise identification of confidential information with supporting justification. Offerors who do not submit any exemption requests will have their entire response treated as public information subject to disclosure.

The form includes numbered rows for offerors to document up to twelve separate confidentiality requests, along with signature blocks for authorized representatives and the offeror organization name. Offerors may also check a box to indicate they are not requesting any exemptions from public disclosure. The form emphasizes that simply listing information does not guarantee it will remain confidential and that the County will only honor exemptions that meet legally permissible standards under CPRA provisions. Any requested exemptions that do not fall within the exemptions permitted by CPRA will result in the information being disclosed by the County in accordance with applicable law.