Client Services Contracting

General Provisions

General Provisions (GPs) are boilerplate legal provisions pertaining to a contractor’s particular legal authority which are applicable to all program funding activities included in the contract. These are basic provisions that include assurances required by law, compliance requirements, financial management standards, records and reporting requirements, funding contingency sanctions, terms and conditions of payment, and other provisions essential to contract administration.

Fiscal Year 2008 GPs

Many DSHS contracts that have a start date of July 1, 2007, and all DSHS contracts that have a start date of August 1, 2007 and thereafter, will include the revised DSHS GPs. These GPs have multiple formats.

There are two main "core" GP documents:

• Fiscal Year 2008 Performance Contract General Provisions (Core/Subrecipient) (471 KB, PDF), revised 6/12/2007. The General Provisions (Subrecipient) Index is included in the GP.
• Fiscal Year 2008 Performance Contract General Provisions (Core/Vendor) (422 KB, PDF), revised 6/20/07. The General Provisions (Vendor) Index is included in the GP.

The core GP for Substance Abuse contracts is the Fiscal Year 2008 Performance Contract General Provisions (Professional Services) (288KB PDF), revised 6/20/07.

Please direct questions about the general provisions in an existing contract to your program contact or send email to . Please direct questions about the new versions to the Office of General Counsel at (512) 458-7236.

Contract Award Protest

A bidder, offeror, or applicant who has an allegation that DSHS failed to follow applicable statutes and rules in the procurement process may file a Contract Award Protest. If you have questions, contact the Contract Oversight and Support Section, phone (512) 458-7432.
DSHS Agency Administration Policy AA-5105, Bid Protest for Competitive Procurements, effective date November 30, 2005.

Fiscal Year 2007 GPs

Go to the Fiscal Year 2007 General Provisions web page for links to the previous GPs.

June 2004 Versions

The June 2004 General Provisions were incorporated in TDH legacy contracts initiated on or after July 1, 2004.

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Last Updated June 20, 2007