Nevada State Purchasing Division Department of Administration 515 E Musser St Ste 300 Carson City, NV 89701 purchasing.nv.gov nevadaepro.com

Request for Proposals 41NHA-S3708

Release Date 02/12/2026

Solicitation number 41NHA-S3708

Single point of contact name Heather Moon

Single point of contact email hmoon@admin.nv.gov

Single point of contact phone 775-531-3309

Soliciting agency Nevada State Purchasing Division

Contracting agency Nevada Health Authority/Nevada Medicaid

Solicitation title Specialty Managed Care Plan for Children and Youth with Complex Behavioral Health Needs

Deadline for submissions 05/01/2026 @ 2:00 P.M.

For deaf and hard of hearing, call 711 and ask the relay agency to dial the single point of contact phone number above.

This request for proposals is available at nevadaepro.com as a bid solicitation.

Table of Contents

Applicable regulations governing procurement

Statute and code. All applicable Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) and Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) documentation can be found at: www.leg.state.nv.us/law1.cfm.

Single point of contact. Vendors and their representatives shall only contact the single point of contract or use the electronic procurement system regarding this solicitation until after a notice of award (NOA) has been issued. Failure to observe this restriction may result in disqualification of a response per NAC 333.155(3).

Ethics. Prospective vendors are advised to review Nevada’s ethical standards requirements, including but not limited to NRS 281A, NRS 333.800, and NAC 333.155.

Project overview

The State of Nevada Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Division of Nevada Medicaid within the Nevada Health Authority is seeking proposals from qualified vendors to provide specialty risk-based capitated Managed Care services. This procurement supports the Social Security Act Title XIX (Medicaid) and Title XXI State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP, also known as Nevada Check Up) medical assistance programs, as described below and in the scope of work and attachments.

The State intends to award one (1) contract in conjunction with this request for proposals (RFP), as determined in the best interests of the State. The plan is designed to improve access to comprehensive physical, behavioral health, and pharmacy Medicaid Covered Services for children and young adults with Behavioral Health Disabilities and those who are involved with the Child Welfare System. Nevada Medicaid shall administer contract resulting from this solicitation. The resulting contract is expected to be for a contract term of three and one half (3 ½) years, subject to Board of Examiners approval. The State reserves the right to extend the contract by up to two (2) additional years.

Contracting agency background

The State works in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to assist in providing quality medical care for eligible individuals and families with low incomes and limited resources. The State recognizes that Medicaid-eligible youth with complex behavioral health needs require a specialized, coordinated, and trauma-informed approach.

The State administers the Medicaid and Nevada Check Up Programs in accordance with the applicable Medicaid and CHIP State Plans, applicable Section 1115 and 1915 federal waivers, all applicable United States Code, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), the Medicaid Services Manual (MSM) and the Medicaid Operations Manual (MOM). The State may adopt such regulations and policies as deemed necessary and may amend the Medicaid or CHIP State Plans.

The State operates a fee-for-service (FFS) system and managed care delivery system. The State is responsible for monitoring and oversight of Nevada’s Medicaid and Nevada Check Up managed care program, FFS delivery system, and services provided through the Dental Benefits Administrator and Non-Emergency Transportation (NEMT) broker programs.

Currently, the State’s Standard Medicaid managed care program serves enrolled children, parents and adults without children who live in two of the State’s most populous counties—urban Washoe and Clark Counties. Effective January 1, 2026, the Standard Managed Care program will be available in all counties in the state as a result of contracts with five (5) Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) that were selected through a competitive procurement process in 2024. The MCOs are responsible for covering Medicaid and CHIP State Plan medical benefits, including behavioral health services and prescription drugs for individuals who are enrolled in an MCO. The MCOs must also offer additional benefits unique to managed care, such as Member services and care management. The current and past Contracts from the last contract cycle can be accessed in the RFP Resource Library described in RFP Section 2.7—Resource Library.

The eligibility and enrollment functions for the Medicaid and Nevada Check Up programs are the joint responsibility of the Divisions of Nevada Medicaid (DNM), Consumer Health Services (DCHS), Child and Family Services (DCFS), and Supportive Services (DSS). DSS determines Medicaid Member eligibility for the Federal Medical Coverage (FMC) programs and the Nevada Check Up program and aged out of foster care coverage (AO) group. DCFS determines Medicaid Member eligibility for the FMC programs for children and young adults eligible through Title IV-E of the Social Security Act. DCHS leads all Medicaid eligibility policy development and oversight.

Children currently in the custody of the state’s child welfare agency and former child welfare-involved children who receive an adoption subsidy are covered by Medicaid up to age 21. Young adults who were in the custody of a state’s child welfare system and aged out are also eligible for Medicaid up to age 26. Clark and Washoe Counties provide case management services and oversight for these populations and DCFS provides case management services for all other counties in the State, which are primarily rural and frontier areas. Nevada Medicaid reimburses DCFS and Clark and Washoe Counties for targeted case management services as described under Nevada’s Medicaid State Plan.

Other state agencies, including DCFS, the Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH), Aging and Disability Services Division (ADSD), the Department of Education (NDOE), and the Department of Corrections (DOC) assist with the administration of various programs that serve youth across Nevada. Individuals in the Medicaid and Nevada Check Up programs enrolled with an MCO may also receive services delivered in coordination with one or more of these agencies or their local counterparts.

Nevada Specialty Managed Care Plan Description

The Specialty Plan will serve a specific child and young adult population (Enrollees) as described in the Scope of Work (SOW) in all counties of the state through a single, integrated managed care plan that includes all covered medical, behavioral health, transportation, and pharmaceutical benefits The geographic scope of this contract will initially be focused on the urban regions of the state and will scale to statewide during the course of the contract.

This Specialty Plan is a core component of the Settlement Agreement reached between the State and the United States Department of Justice on January 2, 2025, and is defined in Section II, Paragraph X of the Agreement. The Specialty Plan shall further the State’s goals of increasing access to behavioral health services delivered in home and community settings and minimizing the utilization of institutional care where possible.

Eligible populations for this plan include youth with Behavioral Health Disabilities and youth engaged with the child welfare system. This includes youth with dual diagnoses of intellectual or developmental disabilities, substance use disorder, and other complex medical health needs. Eligibility for the plan, as specified in the Scope of Work, is broader than the Focus Population in the Settlement Agreement to align with the State’s behavioral health transformation goals.

Goals and Objectives

The primary goals of this RFP and Specialty Plan are to:

Improve overall health outcomes for Enrollees;

Support Enrollees living at home with their family or caregiver in their communities; and Ensure compliance with the DOJ Settlement Agreement.

Nevada Medicaid conducted extensive outreach in preparation for this RFP, including public workshops, stakeholder meetings and interviews, a request for information from interested parties, and other outreach activities. This feedback informed the development of the program objectives and State’s final RFP.

In October 2024, the State launched a Children’s Behavioral Health Working Group, with representatives selected with lived and professional experience navigating or providing care to children and youth in Nevada’s behavioral health system. These representatives include youth and biological, foster, and kinship family representatives. This Working Group has met monthly to review and provide input on benefit design, care management models in the Specialty Plan, screening processes, and other crucial topics in the transformation project. All materials from the Working Group can be found on the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation website.

In April 2025, the State issued a Request for Public Input designed to seek public input and feedback on the Specialty Plan procurement. This request solicited feedback on six specific areas: Targeted Case Management, Care Management Approach, Benefit Set, Provider Network, Cross-System Collaboration, and Managed Care Pitfalls and Accountability Safeguards. The Request for Public Input was shared at the Working Group and via Medicaid communications channels and was open to any interested party, including (but not limited to) potential Vendors, Medicaid Members, Medicaid Member family members, caregivers, and advocates, community-based organizations, county governments, medical and behavioral health providers, and associations representing providers. Over twenty responses were received and feedback was incorporated within the RFP. A summary of this input can be found on the Transformation website.

In September 2025, Nevada Medicaid also hosted a summit discussion to solicit feedback from Youth and Family Working Group representatives on the Specialty Plan design, particularly regarding the care management model. Nevada Medicaid also conducted individual meetings with county partners, advocacy groups, and other community organizations to solicit detailed feedback and discuss Public Input responses to inform the development of the State’s final RFP.

Through these stakeholder engagement activities and in alignment with the Settlement Agreement, the State has identified the following objectives for this procurement and the new Specialty Plan:

Comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act by ensuring services, programs, and activities offered by the State will be provided in the most integrated setting appropriate to meet Enrollees’ needs.

Prevent Enrollees from being needlessly removed from their family home to obtain treatment, to prevent those Enrollees from unnecessarily entering hospitals and residential treatment facilities, and to transition Enrollees who have been placed in these settings back to their family homes and communities with needed services, when appropriate.

Develop a strengths-based system of community-based services that effectively engages families in service planning and ensures coordinated and family-centered care so that Enrollees can receive flexible services and supports that are of sufficient intensity, duration, and quality to meet their behavioral health needs.

Ensure Enrollees receive sufficient services to prevent unnecessary institutionalization and, where possible, remain living at home with their biological, foster, or kinship care family, as applicable, support success in school, enhance their community living skills and resiliency, and contribute toward the development of the skills to function independently upon reaching adulthood.

Develop Specialty Managed Care Plan policies, procedures, and services that will be family-driven, Enrollee-guided, and culturally and linguistically competent, and to ensure that services provided will be individualized and strengths-based.

Specialty Managed Care Plan Contract Information

Any Contract(s) resulting from this RFP will be effective from July 1, 2027, to December 31, 2030, subject to the Board of Examiners’ approval, with the possibility of a two (2) year extension if in the best interest of the State.

The mandatory service areas under the resulting Contract include Urban Washoe and Urban Clark counties from July 1, 2027 to December 31, 2029. Beginning January 1, 2030, the mandatory service areas expand to all counties in the State including urban, rural, and frontier counties. However, Bidders have an option to expand to all counties as early as January 1, 2029. Medicaid and Nevada Check Up will have catchment areas in Arizona, California, Arizona, Idaho, and Utah, which are treated the same as in-state, as further described in Attachment E—Scope of Work.

Consistent with its mission, and the goals of the Settlement Agreement, Nevada Medicaid is continuously improving and enhancing the State’s Medicaid Program to improve clinical outcomes for youth with complex behavioral health needs. Nevada Medicaid currently is working to establish new behavioral health services that will require approval from CMS; once approved, those new services will be reflected in the State’s Medicaid Service Manual. In addition, Nevada Medicaid is working on operational refinements to managed care operations, such as establishing standards for prior authorizations and value-based payment model outcome measurement. See Attachment I—Planned Medicaid Policy Updates Memo for a list of anticipated Medicaid policy and operational updates that are expected to go live before or during the Contract resulting from this RFP.

Any new services and Medicaid populations that may be included under the Specialty Managed Care program during the term of the Contract are to be considered covered for this RFP. If the State expands Covered Services or Medicaid populations, submission of a Proposal to this RFP indicates the Vendor’s willingness to cover those services and/or populations. If necessary, the State will adjust the Capitation Rates in accordance with Actuarial Soundness requirements at the time of the change.

The Contractor must adhere to all authorities including Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act and the implementing regulations at 42 CFR 438 and 42 CFR 457, Medicaid and CHIP State Plans and any amendments thereto, applicable Section 1115 and 1915 federal waivers, Code of Federal Regulations, Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS), Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), and the Medicaid Services Manual.

RFP Resource Library

The State has established an RFP Resource Library, which may be accessed on the State’s website. A link will be provided via an addendum to the RFP.

The RFP Resource Library contains reference materials intended to assist Vendors to prepare a response to this RFP, including, but not limited to, policies and procedures, key forms, and a data book with information on Members.

Vendors are responsible for reviewing the contents of the RFP Resource Library as if the materials were printed in full herein. The State may continue to update the materials in the RFP Resource Library after this RFP is released; however, Vendors will be evaluated based upon the content contained in the documents as of the day the State issues responses to submitted questions (see RFP Section 5 —Timeline).

Scope of work

Scope of Work (Attachment E)

Attachments

Attachments incorporated by reference. To be read and not returned.

Terms and conditions for services Scope of Work (Attachment E) Technical Proposal Questions (Attachment F) Planned 2026 Medicaid Policy Updates Memo (Attachment I) Rates Information (Attachment J) Vendors must contact the Sole point of contact to request Attachment J – Rates Information. This attachment will not be provided in NEVADAePRO; it will be provided to Vendors via e-mail.

Attestation to Minimum Requirements to Participate in Managed Care (Attachment L) Managed Care Geographic Service Areas (Exhibit 17.1) Reporting Requirements (Exhibit 17.2) Standard Member Material Definitions (Exhibit 17.3) Business Associate Agreement – No redlining of document Business Continuity Agreement – No redlining of document

Attachments for review. To be read and not returned (unless redlining).

Standard form contract Insurance schedule

Attachments for response. To be completed and returned.

Attestation to Minimum Requirements to Participate in Managed Care (Attachment L) Reference Questionnaire Attachments for Signature, including:

Vendor Information Response Vendor Certifications Certification Regarding Lobbying Confidentiality and Certification of Indemnification

Timeline

Questions. All questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted using the bid Q&A feature at nevadaepro.com.

Timeline. The following represents the proposed timeline for this project.

All times stated are Pacific Time (PT).

These dates represent a tentative schedule of events.

The State reserves the right to modify these dates at any time.

The deadline for submissions is the nevadaepro.com bid opening date and time. Late quotes will not be accepted.

Evaluation

All proposal components submitted by a Vendor are evaluated on a Pass/Fail basis, with the exception of the Response to the Technical Proposal Questions which is scored, per Section 6.2.5. See RFP Section 12 – Submission Instructions for an organized and complete list of each required section and document in a Vendor’s proposal. The section numbering in RFP Section 12 – Submission Instructions is the correct numbering for proposal sections.

Evaluation and scoring are conducted in accordance with NRS 333.335 and NAC 333.160-333.165.

Responses shall be kept confidential until a contract is awarded.

In the event the solicitation is withdrawn prior to award, responses remain confidential.

The evaluation committee is an independent committee established to evaluate and score qualitative evaluation factors for the solicitation.

Financial stability shall be scored on a pass or fail basis.

The Technical Proposal Questions – provided in Attachment F – Technical Proposal Questions – are grouped into topic areas, and the number of points available for each of the topic areas is as follows:

(Maximum points, not including bonus points)

A. Overall Experience

B. Care Management

C. Provider Network

D. Service Delivery

*Bonus *Bonus

Presentations. The State may require vendors to make a presentation. The State reserves the right to add additional criteria for presentations. If the State requires presentations, the maximum points additional points available will be 200. The State reserves the right to forego presentations and select vendor(s) based on written responses submitted.

Best and final offers. Pursuant to NAC 333.165, the State reserves the right to permit revised responses or add criteria to obtain the best offers.

acceptance of rates

All costs associated with providing the required services under the RFP will be included in the fixed Capitation Rates. The Capitation Rates are under development at the time of publication of this RFP. By submitting a Proposal in response to this RFP, the Vendor accepts the Actuarially Sound Capitation Rates for July 1, 2027 to December 31, 2028 that will be presented to the Awarded Vendors and finalized in a Contract amendment after collaboration between the State’s contracted actuaries and Bidder actuaries. To assist the Vendor in an estimation of the Actuarially Sound Capitation Rates that will be presented to Awarded Vendors, the Vendor should use the information provided in Attachment J—Rates Information. However, the Vendor is advised that this information should not be used as the only source of information in making pricing decisions. The Vendor is solely responsible for research, preparation, and documentation of the Vendor’s Proposal and decision whether to submit a Proposal.

minimum requirements to participate in managed care

A qualified Vendor is one that can deliver all covered Medically Necessary Covered Services in an efficient and effective manner while ensuring the highest standards of performance, integrity, customer service, and fiscal accountability. The State will contract with a Vendor that can demonstrate their understanding of the importance of the tasks and the impact they have on the lives of Specialty Managed Care Plan Members.

The Vendor must meet the definition of a Managed Care Organization (MCO) pursuant to 42 CFR § 438.2 and operate in compliance with NRS Chapter 695G.

As required by NRS 679A.030, the Vendor must have a Certificate of Authority, issued in accordance with NRS 695C, for the geographic service areas to be served by the Vendor, as described in Exhibit 17.1— Geographic Service Areas. A Certificate of Authority must be provided by the Vendor upon contract award. Contact the Nevada Division of Insurance for information on obtaining a Certificate of Authority.

As described in Attachment E—Scope of Work, the Vendor is required to be accredited by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a nationally recognized organization that provides an independent assessment of the quality of care provided by the Vendor. Accredited organizations must meet quality standards related to various aspects such as consumer protection, case management, and quality improvement activities and facilitates comparison of Vendors due to consistent data requirements. If a Vendor does not hold current NCQA accreditation at the time of responding to this RFP and the Vendor is awarded a Contract, NCQA accreditation must be obtained within one (1) year of the implementation date of the Contract, or not later than July 1, 2028. The State may grant a six (6) month extension for the Contractor to achieve NCQA accreditation if the Contractor demonstrates a documented good faith effort to meet the July 1, 2028, deadline.

Pursuant to NRS 695K.220(2), each health carrier that provides health care services through managed care to recipients of Medicaid under the State Plan for Medicaid of the Children’s Health Insurance Program shall, as a condition of continued participation in any Medicaid managed care program established in this State, submit a good faith bid proposal in response to a request for proposals issued pursuant to NRS 695K.220(1).

Mandatory minimum requirements

Pursuant to NRS 333.311 a contract cannot be awarded to a response that does not comply with the requirements listed in this section. Response shall include confirmation of compliance with all mandatory minimum requirements.

Nevada Law and State indemnity. Pursuant to NRS 333.339, any contract that is entered into may not: (1) require the filing of any action or the arbitration of any dispute that arises from the contract to be instituted or heard in another state or nation; or (2) require the State to indemnify another party against liability for damages.

No Boycott of Israel. Pursuant to NRS 333.338, the State of Nevada cannot enter a contract with a company unless that company agrees for the duration of the contract not to engage in a boycott of Israel. By submitting a response, vendor agrees that if it is awarded a contract, it will not engage in a boycott of Israel as defined in NRS 333.338(3)(a).

nevadaepro.com vendor registration. Pursuant to NRS 333.313, vendor must be registered at nevadaepro.com to respond to the solicitation. Vendor information must match Nevada business license and sam.gov entity registration. Vendor information in nevadaepro.com will be used for contract formation. Email address(es) associated with general mailing address or default bid mailing address (if different from general mailing address) in nevadaepro.com will be used for formal notifications. If a vendor has a different contact name and email for negotiations, that should be indicated on the title page(s) of their response.

Nevada business license. Pursuant to NRS 353.007, prior to contract execution awarded vendor must hold a state business license pursuant to NRS chapter 76 unless exempted by NRS 76.100(7)(b). Business license must match nevadaepro.com vendor registration.

System for Award Management (sam.gov) Prior to contract award vendor must hold an active entity registration in sam.gov. Entity registration must match nevadaepro.com vendor registration.

Contract responsibility. Awarded vendor shall be the sole point of contract responsibility. The State shall look solely to the awarded vendor for the performance of all contractual obligations which may result from an award based on this solicitation, and the awarded vendor shall not be relieved for the non-performance of any or all subcontractors.

Data encryption and stateside data. State IT requires that data be encrypted in transit and in rest. State IT requires that State data assets must be maintained in the United States and data will not be held offshore.

Confidentiality and certification of indemnification

Submitted responses, which are marked confidential in their entirety, or those in which a significant portion of the submitted response is marked confidential shall not be accepted. Pursuant to NRS 333.333, only proprietary information may be labeled a trade secret as defined in NRS 600A.030(5). All proposals are confidential until the contract is awarded; at which time, both successful and unsuccessful vendor proposals become public information.

Vendors shall submit proprietary information and confidential business information in separate files, flagged as confidential in nevadaepro.com. The State shall not be responsible for any information contained within a response; responses shall be released as submitted.

By submitting a response vendor acknowledges its responsibility to act in protection of labeled information and agrees to defend and indemnify the State of Nevada for honoring such designation. Failure to so act shall constitute a complete waiver, and all submitted information shall become public information; additionally, failure to label any information that is released by the State shall constitute a complete waiver of any and all claims for damages caused by the release of the information.

Vendor certifications

Vendor understands and acknowledges that the representations within their response are material and important and shall be relied on by the State in evaluation of the response. Any vendor misrepresentations shall be treated as fraudulent concealment from the State of the true facts relating to the response.

Any and all prices that may be charged under the terms of the contract do not and shall not violate any existing federal, State, or municipal laws or regulations concerning discrimination or price fixing. Vendor agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the State harmless from liability for any such violation.

All response terms shall remain in effect for a minimum of 180 days after the response due date. In the case of the awarded vendor, all response terms, including prices, shall remain in effect throughout the contract term.

The price(s) and amount of this response have been arrived at independently and without consultation, communication, agreement or disclosure with or to any other contractor, vendor, or potential vendor. No attempt has been made at any time to induce any firm or person to refrain from proposing or to submit a response higher than this response, or to submit any intentionally high or noncompetitive response. All responses shall be made in good faith and without collusion.

The information included in this response has been arrived at independently and without non-public information obtained from State officials, staff, or their agents.

All employees and contractors assigned to the project are authorized to work in this country.

Vendor has a written equal opportunity policy that does not discriminate in employment practices with regard to race, color, national origin, physical condition, creed, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, developmental disability or disability of another nature.

Vendor has a written policy regarding compliance for maintaining a drug-free workplace.

Critical items

In addition to the scope of work and attachments, the items listed in this section are critical to the success of the project. These items will be used in evaluating and scoring responses. Vendor response should address items in this section in enough detail to provide evaluators an accurate understanding of vendor capabilities. Responses that fail to sufficiently respond to these items may be considered non-responsive.

Standard form contract. The State strongly prefers vendors agree to the terms of the attached standard form contract as is. Ability to agree to contract terms is a high priority to the State. Vendors who cannot agree to the contract as is must include a redlined Word version of the attached standard form contract with their response, with comments justifying the benefit to the State for each requested change. To the extent a vendor has prior contractual dealings with the State, no assumption should be made that terms outside those provided herein have any influence on this project.

Indemnification. Required contract terms on Indemnification: "To the fullest extent permitted by law, Contractor shall indemnify, hold harmless and defend, not excluding the State’s right to participate, the State from and against all liability, claims, actions, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of any breach of the obligations of Contractor under this contract, or any alleged negligent or willful acts or omissions of Contractor, its officers, employees and agents. Contractor’s obligation to indemnify the State shall apply in all cases except for claims arising solely from the State’s own negligence or willful misconduct. Contractor waives any rights of subrogation against the State. Contractor’s duty to defend begins when the State requests defense of any claim arising from this Contract."

Limited liability. Required contract terms on Limited Liability: "The State will not waive and intends to assert available NRS Chapter 41 liability limitations in all cases. Contract liability of both parties shall not be subject to punitive damages. Damages for any State breach shall never exceed the amount of funds appropriated for payment under this Contract, but not yet paid to Contractor, for the Fiscal Year budget in existence at the time of the breach. Contractor’s tort liability shall not be limited."

Insurance schedule. The State strongly prefers vendors agree to the terms of the attached insurance schedule as is. Vendors who cannot agree must explain which areas are causing non-compliance and attach a redline if necessary. Awarded vendor shall maintain, for the duration of the contract, insurance coverages as set forth in the fully executed contract. Work on the contract shall not begin until after the awarded vendor has submitted acceptable evidence of required insurance. Failure to maintain any required insurance coverage or acceptable alternative method of insurance shall be deemed a breach of contract.

Vendor background (Executive Summary)

Provide a background, history, and why vendor is qualified to provide the services described in this solicitation. Background should include, at a minimum, the location(s) of the office(s) that would perform the work and the number of employees locally and in total. History should include, at a minimum, the number of years in business and company headquarters location. Provide a brief description of the length of time vendor has been providing services described in this solicitation to the public or private sector. If your company has worked with the State previously, include information about those engagements.

Current or former employees. If you employ (a) any person who is a current employee of an agency of the State of Nevada, or (b) any person who has been an employee of an agency of the State of Nevada within the past two (2) years, and if such person shall be performing or producing the services which you shall be contracted to provide under this contract, you shall disclose the identity of each such person in your response, and specify the services that each person shall be expected to perform.

Exclusions. All conditions and provisions of this solicitation are deemed to be accepted by the vendor and incorporated by reference in the response, except such conditions and provisions that the vendor expressly excludes in the response. Any exclusion shall be in writing and included in the response at the time of submission.

Subcontractors

Subcontractors are defined as a third party, not directly employed by the contractor, who shall provide services identified in this solicitation. This does not include third parties who provide support or incidental services to the contractor.

Vendor shall disclose all proposed subcontractors. Response should include a vendor information response form for each proposed subcontractor.

Vendor shall not allow any subcontractor to commence work until all insurance required of the subcontractor is provided to the vendor.

Vendor shall certify that subcontractors comply with mandatory minimum requirements except contract responsibility.

Vendor response shall identify specific requirements of the project for which each subcontractor shall perform services.

How the work of any subcontractor(s) shall be supervised How channels of communication shall be maintained How compliance with contracts terms and conditions will be assured Previous experience with subcontractor(s)

Confidential business information

The information requested in this section is designated as confidential business information by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 333.020(5)(b) and is not public information pursuant to NRS 333.333.

This information should be submitted as a separate attachment, flagged as confidential in nevadaepro.com.

Dun and Bradstreet number. Vendor shall provide their Dun and Bradstreet Number.

Financial information. Vendor shall provide the last two full years and current year interim (a) profit and loss statements and (b) balance statements.

Disclosure. Vendor shall provide complete disclosure of any alleged significant prior or ongoing contract failures, contract breaches, any civil or criminal litigation or investigations pending which involves the vendor or in which the vendor has been judged guilty or liable.

Conflict of interest. Vendor shall disclose any existing or potential conflict of interest relative to the performance of the contractual services resulting from this solicitation. Any such relationship that might be perceived or represented as a conflict shall be disclosed. By submitting a response in response to this solicitation, vendors affirm that they have not given, nor intend to give at any time hereafter, any economic opportunity, future employment, gift, loan, gratuity, special discount, trip, favor, or service to a public servant or any employee or representative of same, in connection with this procurement. Any attempt to intentionally or unintentionally conceal or obfuscate a conflict of interest shall result in disqualification of a vendor response. An award shall not be made where a conflict of interest exists. The State shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and whether it may reflect negatively on State vendor selection. The State reserves the right to disqualify any vendor on the grounds of actual or apparent conflict of interest.

Client references

Vendor shall provide reference questionnaire attachment to client references from similar projects performed for private or public sector clients within the last five years.

The single point of contact must receive at least three and a maximum of five complete reference questionnaire documents directly from the client references via email.

The purpose of these references is to document relevant experience and aid in the evaluation process.

Reference questionnaire will not be accepted directly from proposing vendors.

Client references shall not be requested from the contracting agency.

The State will not disclose client references, but may confirm if a reference questionnaire has been received.

The State reserves the right to contact client references during evaluation or negotiations.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

Proposals are to be prepared in such a way as to provide a straightforward, concise delineation of capabilities to satisfy the requirements of this RFP. Color displays, promotional materials, etc., are not necessary or desired.

Except as needed to accommodate forms provided by the State and financial statements, the proposal should comply with the following:

Allow the proposal to be printed on 8.5” x 11” paper;

Have one-inch margins;

Use a 12-point font size (smaller font is permissible for charts, diagrams, graphics, and similar visuals);

Have a minimum of single (1.0) line spacing;

Include a header and/or footer on every page that includes: name of vendor, RFP title and number and the page number, and;

Comply with any stated page limits.

If a section on the proposal is subject to a page limit stated in the RFP or any incorporated attachment, any pages submitted in excess of the page limit will be removed prior to review by the evaluation committee. Similarly, any pages submitted that do not comply with the formatting requirements listed above will be removed prior to review by the evaluation committee.

Submission checklist

This section identifies documents that vendors shall submit to be considered responsive. Vendors are encouraged to review all requirements to ensure all requested information is included in their response.

Responses must be submitted as a quote through nevadaepro.com.

Vendors are encouraged to submit a single file attachment per section where possible.

Additional attachments may be included, but are discouraged and should be kept to a minimum.

Response

Title page Table of contents Completed and signed Vendor Information Response Response to Attestation to Minimum Requirements to Participate in Managed Care (Attachment L) Response to mandatory minimum requirements (Section 9) Response to critical items; excluding Confidential Business Information (Section 10.8) Response to Technical Proposal Questions (Attachment F) Other informational material

Proprietary information. If necessary. Attachment should be flagged confidential in nevadaepro.com.

Title page Table of contents Trade secret information, cross referenced to the technical proposal (alternatively, a redacted technical proposal and a full confidential technical proposal can be submitted)

Confidential business information (Section 10.8). Attachment should be flagged confidential in nevadaepro.com.

Other attachments. If necessary, not recommended.

Client references. Not submitted directly by vendor. To be e-mailed to point of contact on RFP.

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