ESBD_529523_1782507593553_PCS_121 Addendum_HHS0017498.pdf

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EPPC seeks Art Therapy
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HHS0017498
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El Paso County, Texas

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This is a Solicitation Addendum Acknowledgement Form issued by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Procurement and Contracting Services division on behalf of El Paso Psychiatric Center for art therapy services under solicitation number HHS0017498. The solicitation requests bids for part-time art therapy services (up to 20 hours per week) consisting of therapeutic art group facilitation, treatment team collaboration, clinical documentation, and program development aligned with trauma-informed care principles. Services will be performed at El Paso Psychiatric Center located at 4615 Alameda Ave, El Paso, TX 79905, operating Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mountain Time. The deadline for submitting questions is June 25, 2026, at 1:00 p.m., with solicitation responses due July 7, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. CST. The initial contract term runs three years from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, with no renewal options, though HHSC reserves the right to extend for up to one additional year.

Bidders must hold Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Provisional Registered Art Therapist (ATR-Provisional) credentials and demonstrate five years of relevant therapeutic rehabilitation experience. This is a new contract for services currently under contract with an incumbent. Pricing shall be firm and fixed, covering all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies, with potential adjustments permitted during the contract term based on CPI-W or CPI-U indices or federal minimum wage increases subject to HHSC approval. Bidders must provide proof of art therapy certification, completed pricing sheets, HHS Solicitation Affirmations, three verifiable references for similar contracts within the last five years, evidence of financial capability, and signed addendum acknowledgements. Insurance requirements include workers' compensation, commercial general liability, commercial automobile, professional liability, and umbrella coverage with minimum limits of $1,000,000. All personnel must pass background checks through the Texas Department of Public Safety before commencing work.

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Addendum #_1_ - Solicitation Q&A

Solicitation Title: Art Therapy Services for El Paso Psychiatric Center

Solicitation Number: HHS0017498

Reference (If Applicable)

Question Response

1.

Can you provide specific information on what equipment and property the contractor will need to furnish and/or provide?

Please see section 7 of the PCS 137 solicitation document.

2. Is this a new contract or a follow-on/ recompete with incumbents in place?

This is for a new contract for services that are currently contracted.

3. If it is a recompete, are you able to provide the contract number?

You will have to submit a request to the State of Texas for that information.

https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/open-government/members-public/how-request-public-information

4. Are these Full or Part Time positions? Part time, up to but not more than 20 hours per week.

5. What is the anticipated period of performance?

That information is available in section 11 of the PCS

137 solicitation document.

6. What are the anticipated labor hours?

That information is in section 7 of the PCS 137 solicitation document.

Addendum #_1_ - Solicitation Q&A

Reference (If Applicable)

Question Response

7. What is the deadline to submit questions?

That information is available on the first page of the

PCS 137 solicitation document.

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Form

PCS 121

SOLICITATION ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM

Solicitation Due Time

PCS Contact Information

Description of Addendum

THIS ADDENDUM NOW BECOMES A PART OF THE ORIGINAL SOLICITATION RETURN ADDENDUM ACKNOWLEDGMENT FORM AS INSTRUCTED, FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF RESPONSE.

1.

Acknowledge receipt of this addendum by signing and returning this addendum with your solicitation response in accordance with the submission options outlined in the solicitation.

2.

If respondent has submitted the response prior to addendum, respondent may email the signed addendum to pcsbids@hhsc.state.tx.us prior to the solicitation due date and time.

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