home-aide-services

311 W. Saratoga Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 -3500 | Tel: 1 -800-332- 6347 | TTY: 1 -800-735-2258 | www.dhs.maryland.gov Larry Hogan, Governor | Boyd K. Rutherford, Lt. Governor | Lourdes R. Padilla, Secretary INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) STATE OF MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES IN HOME AIDE SERVICES SSA/ IHAS -21-001-S AMENDMENT # 1 MAY 4, 2021 Dear Prospective Bidders : This amendment is being issued to amend certain i nformation in the above -named IFB. All information contained herein is binding on all Bidder s who respond to this IFB . Specific parts of the IFB have been amended. The changes are listed below. New language has been double underlined and marked in bold (i.e. word ), and language that has been deleted has been marked with a strikethrough (i.e. word ). 1. The Pre -Bid Conference information in the Key Information Summary Sheet is revised as follows: Pre-Bid Conference: Wednesday 05/05/ 2021 1:00 PM Local Time See Attachment A for directions and instructions. The Pre -Bid Conference may be joined virtually by clicking the following link or dialing the phone number and using the PIN number at the day and time of the Pre -bid Conference: Meeting ID meet.google.com/dpn- kjbh- voe Phone Numbers (US)+1 443- 712-7295 PIN: 417 448 334# The Pre -Bid Conference will be held virtually due to the COVID - 19 Pandemic. 2. The Term of the IFB is revised in Section 2.1.2 as follows: It is the State’s intention to obtain goods and services, as specified in this IFB, from Contracts between the selected Bidders and the State. The anticipated duration of services to be provided under these Contracts is for a (5) five- year base period begi nning on or about July 1, 2021 January 1, 2022 and ending on or about June 30, 2026 December 31, 2026. If you require clarification of the information provided in this amendment, please contact me at (410) 767-3390, or via email at Henry.ThorStraten@maryland.gov . Henry ThorStraten , Procurement Officer May 3, 2021