HS0014612v2_TCT Support Services_Attachment to Addendum 5.pdf

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Request for Offers (RFO)

For

Solicitation No. HHS0014612v2

Take Charge Texas (TCT) Support

Services Attachment to Addendum 5

This Solicitation is amended as follows:

1. Section 3.1 (Schedule of Events) of the Solicitation is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

3.1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

EVENT DATE/TIME

Solicitation Posting Date to ESBD November 5, 2025

Pre-proposal Conference and HSP Training

(Attendance is Optional)

November 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.

Central Time

Deadline for Submitting Questions or Requests for

Clarification

November 14, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.

Central Time

Tentative Date Responses to Questions or Requests for

Clarification Posted on ESBD

November 26, 2025

Deadline for Submission for Courtesy HSP Review December 2, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.

Central Time

Deadline for Submission of Solicitation Responses

[NOTE: Solicitation Responses must be RECEIVED by

HHSC by the deadline.]

December 16, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.

Central Time

Evaluation Period December 2025 – January 2026

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Anticipated Notice of Award March – April 2026

Anticipated Contract Effective Date June 2026

Respondents must submit their Solicitation Responses to HHSC in accordance with the due date and time indicated in this Schedule of Events or as changed via an Addendum posted to the ESBD.

NOTE: All dates are tentative and HHSC reserves the right to modify these dates at any time. At the sole discretion of HHSC, events listed in the Schedule of Events are subject to scheduling changes and cancellation. Scheduling changes or cancellation determinations made prior to the deadline for submission will be published by posting an Addendum to the ESBD. After the deadline for submission, if there are delays that significantly impact the anticipated award date, HHSC, at its sole discretion, may post updates regarding the anticipated award date to the

Procurement Forecast on the HHS Procurement Opportunities web page. Each Respondent is responsible for checking the ESBD and Procurement Forecast for updates.

By submitting a Solicitation Response, Respondent represents and warrants that any individual submitting the Solicitation Response and any related documents on behalf of the Respondent is authorized to do so and to bind the Respondent under any Contract that may result from this

Solicitation.

2. Section 3.6.4 (Labeling and Delivery for USB Submission and Other Materials) of the

Solicitation is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

3.6.4 Labeling and Delivery for USB Submission and Other Materials

Respondent must deliver Solicitation Responses submitted via USB drive by one of the methods below.

Overnight/Express/Priority Mail Hand Delivery

Health and Human Services

Commission

ATTN: Response Coordinator

Tower Building Room 108

1100 W. 49th St., MC 2020

Austin, Texas 78756

Health and Human Services Commission

ATTN: Response Coordinator

Procurement & Contracting Services

Building

1100 W. 49th St., MC 2020 Austin, Texas

78756

BE ADVISED, all Solicitation Responses become the property of HHSC after submission and will not be returned to the Respondent. It is the Respondent’s responsibility to https://hhs.texas.gov/doing-business-hhs/contracting-hhs/procurement-opportunities https://hhs.texas.gov/doing-business-hhs/contracting-hhs/procurement-opportunities

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Each Respondent is solely responsible for ensuring its Solicitation Response is submitted in accordance with all Solicitation requirements, including, but not limited to, proper labeling of packages, sufficient postage or delivery fees, and ensuring timely receipt by HHSC. In no event will HHSC be responsible or liable for any delay or error in delivery. Solicitation Response must be RECEIVED by HHSC PCS by the Solicitation Response Deadline identified in

Section 3.1 (Schedule of Events).

Solicitation Responses submitted via USB by mail or hand delivery shall be placed in a sealed package. The sealed package and the USB drives shall be clearly labeled on the outside as follows:

SOLICITATION NO: HHS0014612v2

SOLICITATION NAME Take Charge Texas Support Services

SOLICITATION RESPONSE DEADLINE December 16, 2025, at 10:30 a.m.

Central Time

PURCHASER NAME: Fernando Garcia, CTCD, CTCM

RESPONDENT NAME: [Respondent Name]

It is Respondent’s sole responsibility to ensure that packaging is sufficient to prevent damage to contents. HHSC will not be responsible or liable for any damage, and damaged Solicitation

Responses will not be considered at HHSC’ sole discretion.

HHSC will not be held responsible for any Solicitation Response that is mishandled prior to receipt by HHSC PCS. It is the Respondent’s sole responsibility to mark appropriately and deliver the

Solicitation Response to HHSC PCS by the specified date and time. HHSC will not be responsible for late delivery, inappropriately identified documents, or other submission errors that may lead to disqualification or nonreceipt of the Respondent’s Solicitation Response.

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