Exhibit 2 Acknowledgement of Paternity.pdf

This exhibit is a supporting document for the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services' Request for Proposal Number 120277 O3 REBID for a cloud-based Vital Records Management System. The solicitation calls for a comprehensive software solution to manage vital records across multiple event types, including births, deaths, marriages, dissolutions, fetal deaths, and induced terminations of pregnancy. The system must support up to 5,000 users with 1,000 concurrent users and provide data migration capabilities for approximately 10,000,000 existing records. The RFP was posted on October 31, 2025, with proposals due on November 21, 2025, at 2:00 pm CST. The targeted go-live date is within 15 months of the project kick-off meeting. The initial contract term is five years with an option to renew for an additional five years.

Evaluation criteria will assess vendor responses across four key areas: Corporate Overview (20 points), Functional Specification (30 points), Technical Specification (30 points), and Cost Sheet (20 points), with potential additional points for vendor demonstrations. Vendors must demonstrate compliance with federal and state regulations, including HIPAA, Section 508, and NIST guidelines, and provide a fully hosted cloud environment located within the United States. The system must integrate with state and federal systems including STEVE, Social Security Administration, and Electronic Verification of Vital Events (EVVE). The current system operates on hybrid infrastructure requiring complete modernization. Pricing must include detailed costs for project implementation, support, maintenance, and operations across multiple contract phases, with specific hourly rates for roles such as Software Engineers, IT Business Analysts, and Project Managers. The exact budget has not been disclosed, and no specific set-aside designations are mentioned in the solicitation.