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This is a Pre-Proposal Network Opportunities Form submitted by CareSource Indiana, Inc. in response to Indiana's Request for Proposal 27-88343 for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations, issued by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration's Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning. The RFP seeks proposals from managed care organizations to provide statewide risk-based Medicaid services across four programs—Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Care Connect, and Indiana PathWays for Aging—collectively serving approximately 1.5 million Hoosiers. The pre-proposal form submission was required by September 10, 2026, at 1:30 PM Eastern Time, with the main proposal due November 6, 2026. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for September 10, 2026, and written questions are due September 11, 2026. The contract term is four years with two optional one-year renewals, for a potential total of six years. Proposal discussions, oral presentations, and Best and Final Offers are anticipated in May 2027, with an Award Recommendation expected in July 2027.

CareSource Indiana, Inc., represented by David R. Rose, AVP of External Strategy (contact: 317-982-6430), submitted the required pre-proposal network form from their Indianapolis headquarters located at PO Box 44242, Indianapolis, IN 46244. The total estimated base capitation across all four Medicaid programs exceeds $4.9 billion for the initial rating period. Respondents must demonstrate current MCO service in at least one state and at least five years of prior MCO experience, with mandatory Buy Indiana Initiative preferences offering 5 points and Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business subcontracting goals of 3 percent. Contractors must be Indiana-licensed health maintenance organizations achieving NCQA accreditation by contract start or no later than the end of the second full calendar year of operation, maintain administrative offices within five miles of the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis, and comply with minimum Risk Based Capital ratios of 300 percent per NAIC standards along with fidelity bond and professional liability insurance requirements. Evaluation criteria total 90 points, with assessment across Adherence to Mandatory Requirements (Pass/Fail), Management Assessment and Quality (75 points), Oral Presentations (5 points), Buy Indiana Initiative (5 points), and Indiana Veteran Owned Small Businesses (5 points with 1 bonus point).