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GENERAL PROVISIONS

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to the solicitation by letter, by returning a copy of the issued amendment with the submittal, or notation on the submitted proposal. The acknowledgment must be received by Pasco County by the time and at the place specified for the receipt of proposals. Failure to acknowledge an issued amendment may result in submittal rejection and disqualification.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Questions concerning this request must be submitted in writing to Scott Stromer, Purchasing Director, Pasco County Purchasing Department; 8919 Government Drive; New Port Richey, Florida 34654; fax machine number (727) 847-8065. Offerors are cautioned that any statements made by individuals, or employees of Pasco County, that materially change any portion of this request shall not be relied upon unless subsequently ratified by a formal written amendment. No questions will be accepted after ten (10) days prior to the date set for opening.

ASSIGNMENT

The contractor shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet, or otherwise dispose of any award or any or all of its rights, title, or interest therein, or delegate the duties hereunder without the prior written consent of Pasco County.

APPLICABLE LAW

The resulting contract shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Florida, and any litigation with respect thereto shall be brought in the courts of Pasco County, Florida. The contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. Lack of knowledge by the offeror will in no way be a cause for relief from responsibility.

CANCELATION

Pasco County reserves the right to cancel a resulting contract, without cause, by giving thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the contractor of the intention to cancel, or with cause if at any time the contractor fails to fulfill or abide by any of the terms or conditions specified. Failure of the contractor to comply with any of the provisions of a resulting contract will be considered a material breach of contract and shall be cause for immediate termination of the contract at the sole discretion of Pasco County. In addition to all other legal remedies available to the County, Pasco County reserves the right to cancel and obtain from another source any services which have not been provided within the required period of time, or if no such time is stated, within a reasonable period of time from the date of order or request, as determined by the County.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The contractor, by responding to this request, certifies that to the best of his/her knowledge or belief, no elected/appointed official or employee of the County is financially interested, directly or indirectly, in the offer of services specified in this request. Furthermore, as part of the resulting contract, the contractor must warrant that its firm will not engage in providing consulting or other services to any private entity regarding any property within the defined geographic area during the term of the resulting contract.

CONTRACT TERM AND REQUIREMENTS

It is the County’s intent to develop an ongoing contract for the services specified herein, contingent upon the appropriation of funds. The initial contract term shall begin on January 1, 2007 and continue through September 30, 2007. The contents of the proposal submitted by the successful firm, with any amendments or subsequent revisions, will become part of the resulting contract.

CONTRACT EXTENSION

The resulting contract may be extended for two (2) additional one (1) year terms upon the same terms as set forth herein, provided both parties mutually agree in writing at least sixty (60) days prior to the expiration of the initial agreement term. The contract prices shall remain firm for the initial contract period. The unit prices for ensuing contract years shall be based on the movement of the unadjusted figures of the U.S. Department of Labor Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI‑U). If extended, the contract unit prices for the each of the additional one (1) year terms will be changed by Pasco County, upon written request of the vendor, in an amount no more than the percentage of movement of the CPI‑U (Table A) for "All Items" (unadjusted) for the twelve (12) month period ending in the month of July preceding the beginning of the next contract term. The contract prices changed as a result of these adjustments shall become effective on October 1, 2007 (July 2007 CPI), and October 1, 2008 (July 2008 CPI), respectively.

The successful contractor shall irrevocably transfer, assign, set over, and convey to Pasco County all rights, title, and interest, including the sole exclusive and complete copyright interest, in any and all copyrightable works created pursuant to the resulting contract. The contractor further agrees to execute such documents as Pasco County may request to effect such transfer or assignment. Further, the contractor agrees that the rights granted to Pasco County by this paragraph are irrevocable. The contractor's remedy in the event of termination of or dispute over any agreement entered into as a result of this Request for Proposals shall not include any right to rescind, terminate, or otherwise revoke or invalidate in any way the rights conferred pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph. Similarly, no termination of any agreement entered into as result of this Request for Proposals shall have the effect of rescinding, termination, or otherwise invalidating the rights acquired pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph.

DEBARMENT

By submitting a response, the offeror certifies that it is not currently debarred from submitting proposals for contracts issued by any political subdivision or agency of the State of Florida and that it is not an agent of a person or entity that is currently debarred from submitting proposals for contracts issued by any subdivision or agency of the State of Florida.

EXPENSES INCURRED IN PREPARING PROPOSAL

Pasco County accepts no responsibility for any expense incurred by the offeror in the preparation and presentation of a proposal. Such expenses shall be borne exclusively by the offeror.

FAILURE TO DELIVER

In the event of failure of the contractor to deliver the services in accordance with the contract terms and conditions, Pasco County may procure the services from other sources and hold the contractor responsible for any resulting additional costs. A failure to deliver will result in immediate termination of a resulting contract, and immediate disqualification and debarment from submitting bids, proposals, or proposals to Pasco County for a maximum of three (3) years. These remedies shall be in addition to any other remedies that Pasco County may have available.

INDEMNIFICATION

In consideration of the sum of Fifteen and 00/100 Dollars ($15.00), the receipt and sufficiency of which is acknowledged by the contractor to be included and paid for in the contract price, the contractor shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Pasco County and its agents and employees from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, losses, and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from the performance of the work, provided that any such liability, claim, damage, loss, or expense: 1) is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or to injury to or destruction of tangible property (other than the work itself), including the loss of use resulting therefrom; and 2) is caused in whole or in part by any negligent act or omission of the contractor and subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, except for those caused by the negligent act or omission of Pasco County.

In any and all claims against Pasco County or any of its agents or employees by any employee of the contractor, any subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by any of them, or anyone for whose acts any of them may be liable, the indemnification obligation under the previous paragraph shall not be limited in any way as to the amount or type of damages, compensation, or benefits payable by or for the contractor or any subcontractor under Workers' Compensation Acts, disability benefit acts, or other employee benefit acts.

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Prior to execution of a contract and prior to the time the contractor is entitled to commence any part of the project, work, or services under such a contract, contractor should procure, pay for, and maintain the insurance coverages and limits, as required by the County. Said insurance shall be evidenced by delivery to the County of 1) certificates of insurance executed by the insurers listing coverages and limits, expiration dates and terms of policies and all endorsements whether or not required by the County, and listing all carriers issuing said policies; and 2) upon request, a certified copy of each policy, including all endorsements. The insurance requirements shall remain in effect throughout the term of this contract. Exact insurance coverage and limits will be specified in the resulting contract.

INFORMALITIES AND IRREGULARITIES

The Pasco County Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all responses in whole or in part; and/or accept the response/proposals which is most advantageous and in the best interest of Pasco County.

NON-APPROPRIATION

All funds for payment by Pasco County under this contract are subject to the availability of an annual appropriation for this purpose by Pasco County. In the event of nonappropriation of funds by Pasco County for the services provided under the contract, Pasco County will terminate the contract, without termination charge or other liability, on the last day of the then-current fiscal year or when the appropriation made for the then-current year for the services covered by this contract is spent, whichever event occurs first. If at any time funds are not appropriated for the continuance of this contract, cancelation shall be accepted by the contractor on thirty (30) days' prior written notice, but failure to give such notice shall be of no effect and Pasco County shall not be obligated under this contract beyond the date of termination.

NON-CONFORMING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

A response that includes terms and conditions that do not conform to the terms and conditions in the proposal document is subject to rejection as nonresponsive. Pasco County reserves the right to permit the offeror to withdraw nonconforming terms and conditions from its response prior to a determination by Pasco County of nonresponsiveness based on the submission of nonconforming terms and conditions.

PRINCIPAL PERSONNEL

Principal or key personnel included in the proposal may not be substituted without prior written approval of Pasco County. Replacements for key personnel under contract must have equivalent professional qualifications and experience as those individuals listed in the proposal. Approval of substituted personnel will not be unreasonably withheld by Pasco County.

PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS

A copy of the Pasco County Procurement Ordinance is available for review at the County Purchasing Department, 8919 Government Drive, New Port Richey, Florida.

PROPOSAL ENVELOPES

Envelopes containing responses must be sealed and marked in the lower left hand corner with the request number, and date and hour of opening. Failure to do so may cause the offeror’s proposals not to be considered. Express Company, or Express Mail envelopes containing a sealed response shall also be sealed and marked in the lower left hand corner with the request number, and date and hour of opening.

PUBLIC INFORMATION

Upon public opening of all responses presented to Pasco County as a result of this solicitation, any and all information contained therein is considered public and may be reviewed by any persons interested in doing so.

RECOVERY OF MONEY

Whenever, under the contract, any sum of money shall be recoverable from or payable by the contractor to Pasco County, the same amount may be deducted from any sum due the contractor under the contract or under any other contract between the contractor and Pasco County. The rights of Pasco County are in addition and without prejudice to any other right Pasco County may have to claim the amount of any loss or damage suffered by Pasco County on account of the acts or omissions of the contractor.

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS

Pasco County may (1) amend or modify this RFP, (2) revise requirements of this RFP, (3) require supplemental statements or information from any firm, (4) accept or reject any or all responses, (5) extend the deadline for submission of responses, (6) negotiate or hold discussions with any offeror and to waive defects and allow corrections of deficient responses which do not completely conform to the instructions contained herein, and (7) cancel this RFP, in whole or in part, if Pasco County deems it in its best interest to do so. Pasco County may exercise the foregoing rights at any time without notice and without liability to any offering firm or any other party for their expenses incurred in the preparation of response or otherwise.

RESPONSE RECEIPT AND OPENING

Pasco County will receive sealed responses until the date and time indicated on the cover. Responses must be delivered, by hand or mail, to the Pasco County Purchasing Department, located at 8919 Government Drive, New Port Richey, Florida, where they will be opened at the stated time, READING ONLY THE NAMES OF THE SUBMITTING OFFERORS. Responses must be time stamped in the Purchasing Department before or on the hour and date indicated on the cover. Responses received after the date and time of the opening will be received, date stamped, and returned to the offeror unopened. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that responses arrive at the designated opening place on time. Late or non-delivery due to mail or express delivery company failure will not be considered adequate reason for consideration of late responses. FACSIMILE (FAXED) RESPONSES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, AND SHALL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION OR AWARD.

RIGHT TO AUDIT

The contractor shall maintain such financial records and other records as they relate to the purchase of goods and/or services by Pasco County from the subject vendor. The contractor shall retain these records for a period of three (3) years after final payment, or until they are audited by Pasco County, whichever event occurs first. These records shall be made available during the term of the contract and the subsequent three (3) year period for examination, transcription, and audit by Pasco County, its designees, or other authorized bodies.

UNSATISFACTORY WORK

If, at any time during the contract term, the service performed or work done by the contractor is considered by Pasco County to create a condition that threatens the health, safety, or welfare of the community, the contractor shall, on being notified by Pasco County, immediately correct such deficient service or work. In the event the contractor fails, after notice, to correct the deficient service or work immediately, Pasco County shall have the right to order the correction of the deficiency by separate contract or with its own resources at the expense of the contractor. Notwithstanding the above, Pasco County reserves the right to cancel a resulting contract, without cause, by giving thirty (30) days' prior written notice to the contractor of the intention to cancel.

VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS

No oral statement of any person shall modify or otherwise affect the terms, conditions, requirements, or scope of work specified herein. All modifications must be made in writing by Pasco County.

END OF GENERAL PROVISIONS

STATEMENT OF WORK

1. Scope of Services

1.1 OUTPATIENT LEVEL II—DRUG COURT TREATMENT SERVICES

Contract will provide Outpatient Level II drug treatment services for defendants in Adult Drug Court and in Dependency Drug Court, as directed by the Court. Contract will provide foreign language interpreters for individual and group counseling sessions as deemed necessary.

All services will be provided in accordance with Chapter 65D-30, Florida Administrative Code. In addition to the standards proscribed in 65D-30.010(1), each defendant/respondent will be provided with counseling services that are consistent with Drug Court Level II outpatient treatment. The following required services exceed the standards for outpatient treatment as defined in 65D-30.010(1).

The following services will be provided to defendants within fourteen (14) days of receipt of Court referral. These services will be offered in both East and West Pasco County.

1.1.1 Group counseling services will be available day and night;

1.1.2 Group counseling will be offered two (2) hours daily, twice weekly for a minimum of twelve (12) weeks;

1.1.3 Screenings, assessments and subsequent recommendations, if any, will be provided to the Court;

1.1.4 Individual treatment and discharge planning will be made within thirty (30) days. Treatment evaluations will be made every thirty (30) days;

1.1.5 Urine Drug Screenings or Oral Swab Drug Screenings will be given on a weekly basis for multiple drugs;

1.1.6 Provide consultation or referral arrangements will be made where psychiatric, medical or other social services are deemed appropriate; AND

1.1.7 Participation by clients in community self-help groups, such as NA (Narcotics Anonymous) or AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), will be encouraged. Attendance at these meeting shall not, however, constitute part of the requirement for substance abuse counseling.

Adult Drug Court and Dependency Drug Court will be provided with the following:

1.1.8 Notification of client’s arrival for screening process, inclusive of client’s acceptance/non-acceptance into treatment setting;

1.1.9 Notification of treatment start date;

1.1.10 Evaluation recommendations;

1.1.11 Reports for judicial reviews no later than forty-eight (48) hours prior to a regularly scheduled judicial review hearing (including attendance, UDS [Urine Drug Screen] results, treatment progress reports);

1.1.12 Immediate notification of termination, discharge or elopements;

1.1.13 Immediate notification of violation of terms of treatment (i.e. failed drug screens, missed treatment appointments, etc.);

1.1.14 Immediate notification of hospitalization or significant disruption of treatment process;

1.1.15 Discharge information will be supplied to the Court, and a copy will be forwarded to the Department of Corrections;

1.1.16 Court appearances by the Contractor will be made as ordered; and

1.1.17 Client-related data and status information will be provided in a manner and in a format required by the Court. This format may include electronic data submission, which meets Court-determined specifications.

1.1.18 Weekly written reports will be made to the Court on the status of treatment availability.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)

ADULT DRUG COURT TREATMENT SERVICES