{"id":544,"date":"2025-02-24T15:20:40","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/contracting_oaa_ssbg_state\/"},"modified":"2025-02-24T15:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T15:20:40","slug":"contracting_oaa_ssbg_state","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/contracting_oaa_ssbg_state\/","title":{"rendered":"contracting_oaa_ssbg_state ~  Contracting with DSAAPD for Services Funded by the Older Americans Act, SSBG, and State Funds  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n\n\n\n\n\n  <br>\n\n\n  \n\n\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\n\n\n     <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\n\n\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\n\n\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" 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Most of the contracts cover a one-year period and many are renewable. Contracts for\u00a0these services are awarded following a procurement process which has been established through state law as well as through policies and procedures of the Department of Health and Social Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Steps in the procurement process generally include the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP)\u00a0by DSAAPD; the development of proposals by vendors; the review of proposals; the selection of successful bidder(s); and the negotiation of contract terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>RFP notices\u00a0are published in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bids.delaware.gov\/\">Bid Solicitation Directory<\/a> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/mymarketplace.delaware.gov\/\">State of Delaware&#8217;s Procurement Portal<\/a>.\u00a0Because DSAAPD is part of the Department of Health and Social Services, RFP notices issued by DSAAPD are listed under the agency acronym &#8220;HSS.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Service Specifications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>As part of this contracting process, DSAAPD has developed service specifications. These specifications include service descriptions, client eligibility, standards for service, reporting requirements, and other relevant information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>For copies of the most recent specifications, please\u00a0see the <a href=\"oaa_ssbg_state_service_specifications.html\">Service Specifications for DSAAPD&#8217;s Older Americans Act, SSBG, and State-Funded Programs<\/a> page of this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Forms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>For forms associated with specific service contracts, please visit the <a href=\"provider_forms.html\">Service Provider Forms<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Provider Policy Manuals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>DSAAPD has developed three policy manuals for contractors delivering Older Americans Act, SSBG, and State-funded services: 1)\u00a0a\u00a0policy manual for all providers; 2) a\u00a0policy manual with additional information for nutrition service providers; and 3) a policy manual for the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) providers.\u00a0All policy manuals are\u00a0available here in PDF format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-center bg-info\"><br>\n\n\n\n<strong>Download the provider policy manuals here:<\/strong><br>\n\n\n\n<br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/SAAPD_Policy_Manual_for_Contracts.pdf\">DSAAPD Provider Policy Manual<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/nutrition_provider_manual.pdf\">DSAAPD Nutrition Provider Policy Manual<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/dsaapd_scsep_manual.pdf\">SCSEP Policy Manual<\/a><br>\n\n\n\n\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>More Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/dsaapd\/pdf\/urban_rural_designations.pdf\">Urban and Rural Designations: Information for Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) Staff and Contractors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n <li><a href=\"https:\/\/aspe.hhs.gov\/poverty-guidelines\">Federal Poverty Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<h2>Additional Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>If you need additional information about contracting for services funded under the Older Americans Act, SSBG, State funds, or other sources, please <a href=\"contact.html\">contact DSAAPD<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n  <!--[END]-->\n\n\n  \n\n\n      <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><!-- \/container -->\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen Contracting with DSAAPD for Services Funded by the Older Americans Act, SSBG, State Funds Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities Menu Home About About DSAAPD Contact Information FAQs Useful Links Services Adult Protective Services All Services Assistance for Caregivers Home and Community-Based Services Information and Supports Residential Care Rights and Protections Information [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-544","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/544\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dsaapd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}