Common use of Economy of Presentation Clause in Contracts

Economy of Presentation. Unnecessarily elaborate Proposals beyond those sufficient to provide a complete and effective response to this RFP are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the Respondent’s lack of ability to provide efficient work products. The Respondent must adhere to page limits where specified. Page limits are listed in parentheses at the end of the title of the section. A three (3) page limit, for example, means that the response should not be in excess of three (3) one-sided pages that meet the size, font, and margin requirements specified in the General Instructions in Section 4.1 above. Some page limits are identical regardless of the number of MCO Programs in which a Respondent is proposing to participate. If a page limit is listed but does not include the phrase “per MCO Program,” the page limit applies to the entire response regardless of the number of MCO Programs bid. In these cases, the page limit will be indicated as a set number, e.g., “3 pages.” In some cases, additional pages are provided for Respondents proposing to serve more than one MCO Program. For example, “3 pages plus 1 additional page per additional MCO Program” indicates that a Respondent proposing to serve one (1) MCO Program has a three (3) page limit, a Respondent proposing to serve two (2) MCO Programs has a four (4) page limit, and a Respondent proposing to serve all three (3) MCO Programs has a five (5) page limit. This page limit approach is designed to give Respondents submitting a Proposal for multiple MCO Programs sufficient space to respond to the submission requirement when submission responses differ across MCO Programs. Respondents proposing to serve multiple programs should have similar or identical approaches across MCO Programs where administrative efficiencies are possible and appropriate. Respondents must clearly indicate differences, if any, in their response to each submission requirement for each applicable MCO Program. In other cases, additional pages may be provided based on certain aspects of the Respondent’s Proposal or organization, such as the number of organizational charts submitted reflecting arrangements with Material Subcontractors, or the number of Key Contract Personnel included in the Proposal for Respondents proposing to serve more than one MCO Program. Finally, some page limits are by MCO Program, e.g., two (2) pages per MCO Program means that a Respondent proposing to serve all three (3) MCO Programs would have a six (6) page limit for that requirement. If the Respondent chooses to repeat the RFP question in its Proposal, the question text will be included in the page limit. In responding to questions in Section 4.2 (“Business Proposal”) and Section 4.3 (“Programmatic Proposal”) for which the Respondent includes information about a Material Subcontractor or Action Plans, up to one (1) page may be used to describe each Material Subcontractor arrangement, and up to one (1) page may be used to describe each Action Plan. These pages are outside of the page limit instructions for the specific submission requirement. HHSC reserves the right not to review information provided in excess of the page limits. Respondents need not feel compelled to submit unnecessary text in order to reach the page limits. Attachments required by the RFP, such as certain policies and procedures, are not counted in calculating the Respondent’s page limits. Respondents must not submit information or attachments that are not explicitly requested in the RFP. Elaborate artwork, expensive paper and bindings, and expensive visual or other presentation aids are neither necessary nor desired.