Addendum Five Q&A.docx

This is Solicitation Addendum Five Questions and Answers for RFP 125920 O3, issued by the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for the Nebraska Medicaid Enrollment Broker service contract. The addendum addresses eight questions submitted by bidders regarding scheduling, cost proposal calculations, and contract terms. Proposals remain due on October 21, 2026, at 2:00 PM Central Time, with the opening date unchanged except for the date itself. The solicitation encompasses enrollment broker services for Nebraska's Medicaid Managed Care Program, serving eligible elderly and disabled individuals, low-income pregnant women, children, CHIP participants, and home and community-based services waiver recipients. The initial contract term is five years commencing October 1, 2027, with an option to renew for one additional three-year period upon mutual agreement.

The addendum clarifies several critical cost proposal issues, including corrections to formula errors in cells H17 and H18 of the operations tab, removal of redundant rows 21 and 30 related to planned member volume, and correction of formulas in rows 20, 21, 29, and 30 to properly calculate member-based pricing. Bidders are instructed that the cost proposal should reflect eight option years as stated in the RFP rather than five, and a formula must be included to sum all option year pricing. The State confirms that bidders will be paid a fixed implementation price based on the proposed cost included on the implementation tab of the cost proposal. A $500,000 performance bond is required, and all bidders must be registered with the Nebraska Secretary of State and submit proposals electronically via ShareFile.