Texas Administrative Code › Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION › Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 392 - PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR SPECIFIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION PROGRAMS › Subchapter B - EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION (ECI) SERVICES › Section 392.103 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
					 subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Applicant--A person or
				  organization that applies for a DARS ECI contract through a non-competitive
				  process, including contract renewal.
(2) Application--An application for a DARS
				  ECI contract through a non-competitive process, including contract
				  renewal.
(3) Competition--A process
				  using a solicitation instrument that allows the simultaneous and comparative
				  evaluation of proposals or offers from two or more qualified respondents acting
				  independently.
(4) Contract--A
				  written agreement between DARS ECI and a subrecipient to deliver all ECI system
				  requirements within a designated region of Texas.
(5) DARS--The Texas Department of Assistive
				  and Rehabilitative Services.
(6)
				  Monitoring--Ongoing activities to ensure compliance with the contract, state
				  and federal laws and regulations, and applicable DARS rules, policy and
				  procedures, including subsequent amendments. Monitoring includes desk reviews
				  of financial data, client records, and other pertinent information and
				  comprehensive on-site visits, follow up on-site visits, and focused on-site
				  visits.
(7) Office of Management
				  and Budget (OMB) Circulars--Financial management policies issued by the Office
				  of Management and Budget (OMB) in the Executive Office of the President and
				  made applicable to Texas and its subgrantees and contractors by regulations of
				  the U.S. Department of Education or other funding agencies. The circulars are
				  found in Title 2 of the Code of Federal Regulations or in official White House
				  publications.
(8) Proposal--A
				  binding offer submitted by a respondent in response to a request for proposals
				  (RFP).
(9) Respondent--A person or
				  entity that submits an oral, written, or electronic response to a solicitation
				  instrument. A respondent may also be referenced as an "offeror" or
				  "proposer."
(10) Solicitation--A
				  document requesting submittal of bids or proposals for goods or services in
				  accordance with the advertised specifications. May also apply to grant
				  arrangements.
(11) Subrecipient--A
				  non-federal agency that expends federal funds received from a pass-through
				  entity to carry out objectives of the federal program or award.
(12) TKIDS--Texas Kids Intervention Data
				  System (TKIDS). DARS' automated data system established by Human Resources
				  Code, §
										RSA
				  73.0051(k) used
				  to plan, manage, and maintain records of client services.
(13) UGMS--Uniform Grant Management Standards
				  (UGMS) adopted under the authority of Texas Government Code, Chapter
				  783.
(14) Uniform Grant and
				  Contract Management Act (UGCMA)--Texas Government Code, Chapter 783.