Procurement and Project Support Services

The Vendor is required to provide consulting services to support procurement, contract management, and overall project execution.
- Goals and Objectives
•    Contract administration support for current medicaid management information system (MMIS) and fiscal agent contracts, including performance measurement and compliance with service level agreements
•    Support with contract negotiation for a new MMIS provider module project including technical support during design, development and implementation (DDI).
•    Risk management and mitigation technical assistance.
•    Support with solicitation for a new service authorization module including contract negotiation and technical support during DDI to ensure compliance with the interoperability and prior authorizations final rule.
•    Assistance with drafting proposal documents as applicable in partnership with state procurement staff and per state procurement code, and in compliance with CMS requirements.
•    Strategic planning and research for additional modernization and modularization projects.
- Services include:
•    Participate in weekly meetings with the state and vendors.
•    Coordinate, facilitate, and document planning meetings.
•    Provide medicaid enterprise governance support for long term strategy planning
•    Provide contract administration support by reviewing and providing feedback on contract documents and vendor deliverables.
•    Review vendor supplied SLAS and supporting documents for contract compliance.
•    Review monthly invoicing for compliance based on SLAS, staffing, and allowable billing.
•    Participate in risk management and mitigation discussions as issues arise.
•    Advise on contract negotiations.
•    Assist in drafting of proposal technical requirements and assessing vendor proposals as necessary.
•    Research solutions and technologies available in the market and used by other state government agencies and advise on the most appropriate solutions to meet state needs.
•    Status reports to be delivered on an agreed schedule.
•    Project plan(s) with weekly updates.
•    Performance measurement outcome reviews with operational reporting; SLA reports, metrics, and evaluations against contract terms.
•    Monthly review of vendor invoices.
•    Monthly invoices with status report.
•    Market research reports and recommendations for procurement.
•    Strategic plans.
•    On-site support, if required.
- Budget: $5.3 million

- Contract Period/Term: 3 years
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: December 26, 2025