F340379036_AHCAITNNo.0012122_AddendumNo.1.pdf

RON DESANTIS

GOVERNOR

SIMONE MARSTILLER

SECRETARY

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Prospective Vendor(s):

Subject: Solicitation Number: ITN 001-21/22, Addendum No. 1

Title: Unified Operations Center (UOC) Solution

The enclosed information has been provided for consideration in the preparation of your response to the above mentioned solicitation.

All other terms and conditions of the solicitation remain in effect.

Section 120.57(3)(b), Florida Statutes and Section 28-110.003, Florida Administrative Code require that a Notice of Protest of the solicitation documents shall be made within seventy-two hours after the posting of the solicitation. Failure to file a protest within the time prescribed in section 120.57(3), Florida Statutes, or failure to post the bond or other security required by law within the time allowed for filing a bond shall constitute a waiver of proceedings under chapter 120, Florida Statutes.

Sincerely, Ashley Balkcom Issuing Officer, Purchasing Manager Bureau of Support Services

Enclosures: Addendum No. 1 (3 Pages) Exhibit A-3-a, Required Certifications and Statements (6 Pages)

Exhibit A-4-a, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Components (Technical Response) - (37 Pages) Exhibit A-5-A, Cost Proposal (4 Pages) Exhibit A-5-b, Detailed Budget (14 Pages)

Attachment B-1, Scope of Services (119 Pages) Exhibit B-2-b, Operations and Maintenance - Service Level Metrics (7 Pages) Exhibit B-3, Technology Matrix (3 Pages) Questions and Answers (155 Pages)

ITN 001-21/22

ADDENDUM NO. 1

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Item #1

The following modifications are hereby made to Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions:

1.1 Section A.1., Instructions, Subsection A., Overview, Item 6., Solicitation Timeline, Table 1 –

Solicitation Timeline is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

TABLE 1

SOLICITATION TIMELINE

ACTIVITY DATE/TIME LOCATION

Solicitation Issued by Agency July 12, 2021 Electronically Posted http://myflorida.com/apps/vbs/vbs_www.main_menu

Deadline for Receipt of Written Questions (Round 1)

July 27, 2021 2:00 p.m.

solicitation.questions@ahca.myflorida.com

Anticipated Date for Agency Responses to Written Questions

(Round 1)

September 3, 2021

Electronically Posted

Deadline for Receipt of Written Questions (Round 2)

November 3, 2021 2:00 p.m.

solicitation.questions@ahca.myflorida.com

Anticipated Date for Agency Responses to Written Questions

(Round 2)

November 24, 2021

Electronically Posted

Deadline for Receipt of Responses

December 8, 2021 2:00 p.m.

Attn: Ashley Balkcom Agency for Health Care Administration

2747 Fort Knox Boulevard Mailroom, Building 4

Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403

Public Opening of Responses December 8, 2021 3:00 p.m.

2727 Mahan Drive, Building 2 Operations Conference Room, 2nd Floor, Room 200

Tallahassee, FL 32308-5403

The Public Opening of Responses will be available via GoToWebinar. Please follow the below instructions to attend.

Please register for Public Opening of Responses:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/61719638 03270913036

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Anticipated Posting of Notice of Intent to Award

March 30, 2022 Electronically Posted mailto:solicitation.questions@ahca.myflorida.com http://myflorida.com/apps/vbs/vbs_www.main_menu mailto:solicitation.questions@ahca.myflorida.com http://myflorida.com/apps/vbs/vbs_www.main_menu https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.gotowebinar.com%2Fregister%2F6171963803270913036&data=04%7C01%7CTrey.Collins%40ahca.myflorida.com%7C96434f5cede244892b3c08d94562d9a8%7C583c5f193b644cedb59ee8649bdc4aa6%7C0%7C0%7C637617113124135640%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zwryoAIomXV7Fb7H44q2DKRyQl7iJlLfkpkraBPxOoQ%3D&reserved=0 https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fattendee.gotowebinar.com%2Fregister%2F6171963803270913036&data=04%7C01%7CTrey.Collins%40ahca.myflorida.com%7C96434f5cede244892b3c08d94562d9a8%7C583c5f193b644cedb59ee8649bdc4aa6%7C0%7C0%7C637617113124135640%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zwryoAIomXV7Fb7H44q2DKRyQl7iJlLfkpkraBPxOoQ%3D&reserved=0

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1.2 Section A.1., Instructions, Subsection A., Overview, Item 13., Type and Amount of Contract Contemplated, sub-item a. is hereby revised to now read as follows:

a. The Contract resulting from this solicitation will be a fixed price contract, and the Agency’s anticipated Contract amount for the original term is $161,359,923. This figure is provided for informational purposes only and is based on historical spend and anticipated funding in future years.

1.3 Section A.1., Instructions, Subsection A., Overview, Item 14., Term of Contract, sub-item a. is hereby revised to now read as follows:

a. The anticipated term of the resulting Contract is August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2029.

The term of the resulting Contract is subject to change based on the actual execution date of the resulting Contract.

1.4 Section A.1., Instructions, Subsection A., Overview, Item 15., Program Overview, third paragraph, the third sentence is hereby deleted in its entirety.

1.5 Section A.1., Instructions, Subsection B., Response Preparation and Content, Item 2., Mandatory Response Content, sub-item c., Original Proposal Guarantee, paragraph (1) is hereby revised to now read as follows:

1) The respondent’s Original Response must be accompanied by an Original Proposal

Guarantee payable to the State of Florida in the amount of $16,135,992. The proposal guarantee is a firm commitment the respondent shall, upon the Agency’s acceptance of its response, execute such contractual documents as may be required within the time specified.

Item #2

Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Exhibit A-3, Required Certifications and Statements, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A-3-a, Required Certifications and Statements, attached hereto and made a part of the ITN. All references in the ITN to Exhibit A-3 shall hereinafter refer to Exhibit A-3-a.

Item #3

Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Exhibit A-4, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Components (Technical Response), is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A-4-a, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Components (Technical Response), attached hereto and made a part of the ITN. All references in the ITN to Exhibit A-4 shall hereinafter refer to Exhibit A-4-a.

Item #4

Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Exhibit A-5, Cost Proposal, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A-5-A, Cost Proposal, attached hereto and made a part of C ITN. All references in the ITN to Exhibit A-5 shall hereinafter refer to Exhibit A-5-A.

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Item #5

Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Exhibit A-5-a, Detailed Budget, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit A-5-b, Detailed Budget, attached hereto and made a part of the ITN. All references in the ITN to Exhibit A-5-a shall hereinafter refer to Exhibit A-5-b.

Item #6

Attachment B, Scope of Services, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, attached hereto and made a part of the ITN. All references in the ITN to Attachment B shall hereinafter refer to Attachment B-1.

Item #7

Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Exhibit B-2-a, Operations and Maintenance - Service Level Metrics, is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with Exhibit B-2-b, Operations and Maintenance - Service Level Metrics, attached hereto and made a part of the ITN. All references in the ITN to Exhibit B-2-a shall hereinafter refer to Exhibit B-2-b.

Item #8

Exhibit B-3, Technology Matrix, attached hereto, is hereby included and made a part of the ITN.

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EXHIBIT A-3-a

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS AND STATEMENTS

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RESPONDENT NAME:

1. ACCEPTANCE OF SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS

I hereby certify that I understand and agree that my organization has read all requirements and Agency specifications provided in this solicitation, accepts said requirements, and that this response is made in accordance with the provisions of such requirements and specifications. By my written signature below, I guarantee and certify that all items included in this response shall meet or exceed any and all such requirements and Agency specifications. I further agree, if awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation, to deliver services that meet or exceed the requirements and specifications provided in this solicitation.

AND

2. ACCEPTANCE OF CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

I hereby certify that in responding to this solicitation, should my organization be awarded a contract resulting from this solicitation, it agrees to accept and comply with all terms and conditions as specified in this solicitation and in the Agency Standard Contract (Exhibit A-8, including its Attachments).

3. RELEASE OF REDACTED RESPONSE

I hereby authorize release of the redacted version of the response required by Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Section A.1, Instructions, Sub-Section C., Response Submission Requirements, Item 1., Hardcopy and Electronic Submission Requirements, Sub-Item c., Electronic Copy of the Response, Sub-Item 5), Electronic Redacted Copies, in the event the Agency receives a public records request.

4. STATEMENT OF NO INVOLVEMENT

I hereby certify that neither my organization nor any person with an interest in the organization had any prior involvement in performing a feasibility study of the implementation of the subject Contract, in drafting of this solicitation or in developing the subject program.

5. PROHIBITION OF GRATUITIES

I hereby certify that no elected official or employee of the State of Florida has or shall benefit financially or materially from such response or subsequent contract in violation of the provisions of Chapter 112, Florida Statutes (F.S.). I understand that any contract issued as a result of this solicitation may be terminated if it is determined that gratuities of any kind were either offered or received by any of the aforementioned parties.

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6. NON-COLLUSION CERTIFICATION

I hereby certify that all persons, companies, or parties interested in the response as principals are named therein, that the response is made without collusion with any other person, persons, organization, or parties submitting a response; that it is in all respects made in good faith; and as the signer of the response, I have full authority to legally bind the respondent to the provisions of this solicitation.

7. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

I hereby certify my organization shall make a documented good faith effort to ensure all services, provided directly or indirectly under the Contract resulting from this solicitation, will be performed within the State of Florida.

8. PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES

I hereby certify my organization shall ensure all services, provided under the Contract resulting from this solicitation, will be performed within the borders of the United States and its territories and protectorates.

9. ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The standards on organizational conflicts of interest in Chapter 48, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) and Section 287.057(17), F.S. apply to this solicitation. A respondent with an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest shall disclose the conflict. If the respondent believes the conflict of interest can be mitigated, neutralized or avoided, the respondent shall include with its response a Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan. The plan shall, at a minimum:

a) Identify any relationship, financial interest or other activity which may create an actual or potential organizational conflict of interest.

b) Describe the actions the respondent intends to take to mitigate, neutralize, or avoid the identified organizational conflicts of interest.

c) Identify the official within the respondent’s organization responsible for making conflict of interest determinations.

The Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan will be evaluated as acceptable or not acceptable and will be used to determine respondent responsibility, as defined in Section 287.012(25), F.S. The Agency reserves the right to request additional information from the respondent or other sources, as deemed necessary, to determine whether or not the plan adequately neutralizes, mitigates, or avoids the identified conflicts.

Pursuant to the aforementioned requirements, I hereby certify that, to the best of my knowledge, my organization (including its subcontractors, subsidiaries and partners):

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Please check the applicable paragraph below:

Has no existing relationship, financial interest or other activity which creates any actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest relating to the award of a contract resulting from this solicitation.

Has included information in its response to this solicitation detailing the existence of actual or potential organizational conflicts of interest and has provided a “Conflict of Interest Mitigation Plan”, as outlined above.

10. RESPONDENT ATTESTATION FOR EXHIBIT A-4

I hereby certify that no modification and/or alteration has been made to the template, narrative and/or instructions contained in Exhibit A-4, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Components (Technical Response).

I understand the Agency will not consider supplemental response narrative for evaluation which is not contained within or referred to as an SRC-specific attachment in the response sections contained in Exhibit A-4, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Components (Technical Response), and that SRC-specific attachments may be included solely for the purpose of providing additional information in the form of charts, graphs, photos, or tables that supplement the content provided within the response sections contained in Exhibit A-4-a.

11. RESPONDENT ATTESTATION REGARDING SCRUTINIZED COMPANIES LIST

Pursuant to Section 287.135, F.S. I certify that:

a. If the resulting Contract reaches or exceeds $1,000,000.00, my organization has not been placed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Petroleum Energy Sector List and does not have business operations in Cuba or Syria; and

b. For the resulting Contract in any amount, it has not been placed on the Scrutinized

Companies that Boycott Israel List and is not engaged in a boycott of Israel.

The respondent agrees that the Agency may immediately terminate the resulting Contract if the respondent is found to have submitted a false certification or is placed on the lists defined in Sections 215.473 or 215.4725, F.S., or engages in a boycott of Israel, during the term of the resulting Contract.

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12. JOINT VENTURE OR PARTNERSHIPS

This response if made as a joint venture or partnership. The members of the joint venture or partnership are listed below.

13. NAMES OF OPERATION

I hereby certify the following is a list of all names under which my organization has operated during the past five (5) years from the date of solicitation issuance, as specified in Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Section A.1., Instructions, Sub-Section A., Overview, Item 4., Date of Issuance.

14. CERTIFICATION REGARDING TERMINATED CONTRACTS

I hereby certify that my organization (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) has not unilaterally or willfully terminated any previous contract prior to the end of the Contract with a State or the Federal government and has not had a contract terminated by a State or the Federal government for cause, prior to the end of the Contract, within the past five (5) years from the date of solicitation issuance, as specified in Attachment A, Instructions and Special Conditions, Section A.1., Instructions, Sub- Section A., Overview, Item 4., Date of Issuance, other than those listed on Page 5 of this Exhibit.

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15. LIST OF TERMINATED CONTRACTS

List the terminated Contracts in chronological order and provide a brief description (half-page or less) of the reason(s) for the termination. Additional pages may be submitted; however, no more than five (5) additional pages should be submitted in total.

The Agency is not responsible for confirming the accuracy of the information provided.

The Agency reserves the right within its sole discretion, to determine the respondent to be an irresponsible bidder based on any or all of the listed Contracts and therefore may reject the response.

Respondent Name:

Client’s Name:

Term of Terminated Contract:

Description of Services:

Brief Summary of Reason(s) for Contract Termination:

Client’s Name:

Term of Terminated Contract:

Description of Services:

Brief Summary of Reason(s) for Contract Termination:

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Signature below indicates the respondent’s full acknowledgement of; understanding of; and agreement with all of the certifications and statements identified above in Items 1 through 15 as written and without caveat.

Respondent Name

Authorized Official Signature Date

Authorized Official Printed Name

Authorized Official Title

Failure to submit, Exhibit A-3, Required Certifications and Statements, signed by an authorized official may result in the rejection of response.

EXHIBIT A-4-a

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

COMPONENTS (TECHNICAL RESPONSE)

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Instructions to Respondents for the Completion of Exhibit A-4-a:

The Agency is seeking information to determine the ability of Respondents to provide a Unified Operations Center (UOC) Solution as described in this ITN, to include development and ongoing operations and maintenance services.

All Respondents to this ITN shall utilize Exhibit A-4-a, Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria Components (Technical Response), for submission of its response and shall adhere to the instructions below for each Submission Requirement Component (SRC).

Respondents shall not include website links, embedded links and/or cross-references between SRCs unless otherwise instructed within a particular SRC.

Each SRC contains form fields. Population of the form fields with text will allow the form field to expand and cross pages. There is no character limit.

Attachments are acceptable for any SRC but must be referenced in the form field for the respective SRC and located behind each respective SRC response. Respondents shall name and label attachments to refer to respective SRCs by the SRC identifier number.

Agency evaluators will be instructed to evaluate the responses based on the narrative contained in the SRC form fields and the associated attachment(s), if applicable.

Each SRC response will be independently evaluated and awarded points based on the criteria and points scale using the Standard Evaluation Criteria Scale below unless otherwise identified in each SRC contained within Exhibit A-4-a.

The SRCs in Exhibit A-4-a may not be retyped and/or modified and must be submitted in the original format.

Failure to submit SRC responses via Exhibit A-4-a, may result in the rejection of the response.

STANDARD EVALUATION CRITERIA SCALE

Point Score Evaluation

0 The component was not addressed anywhere in the response submission.

1 The response contained significant deficiencies and omissions and lacked meaningful detail.

2 The response is below average. It met some of the minimum requirements but did not address all elements requested.

3 The response is average and met the minimum requirements with minimum detail.

4 The response is above average. It exceeded the minimum requirements and provided good detail.

5 The response is excellent. It exceeded the minimum requirements and contained exceptional content and detail.

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Exhibit A-4-a is available for Respondents to download at:

http://ahca.myflorida.com/procurements/index.shtml http://ahca.myflorida.com/Procurements/index.shtml

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SRC #1 – TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Respondent shall include a Table of Contents in its response. The Table of Contents shall contain section headings and subheadings along with corresponding page numbers. The Table of Contents page(s) shall be provided as the first page(s) of the Respondent’s Technical Response.

Response:

Score: No points will be awarded for the Table of Contents.

SRC #2 – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Respondent shall include an Executive Summary, which demonstrates its overall understanding of the Scope of Services described in this ITN and describes the prominent features of its Technical Proposal.

Score: No points will be awarded for the Executive Summary.

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SRC #3 – ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND HISTORY

The Respondent shall demonstrate its capability to provide the services described in this ITN by describing its organizational structure and history. For responses including use of proposed subcontractors, the same descriptions of organizational structure and history shall be provided for each subcontractor, including the organizational structure connecting the Respondent and each proposed subcontractor. At a minimum, the description shall include:

1. The Respondent's, and its proposed subcontractor, organizational structure, ownership, affiliations, and location(s);

2. A copy of the Respondent's, and its proposed subcontractor, corporate organizational chart and a depiction of where the UOC Solution services described in this ITN falls within the organizational structure; and

3. Background information on the Respondent’s corporation, and on its proposed subcontractor corporation(s), the size, and resources to include:

a. Name of Respondent and any subcontractor(s);

b. Date established;

c. Ownership (public company, partnership, subsidiary, etc.);

d. Corporation's Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and Florida Corporate

Charter Number;

e. Corporation's primary line of business; and

f. Total number of employees.

Attachments are limited to the following:

• Organizational chart of Respondent and subcontractor(s); and

• List of the Respondent’s and its proposed subcontractor physical locations.

Score: No points will be awarded for Organizational Structure and History.

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SRC #4 – RESPONDENT QUALIFICATIONS

The Respondent shall demonstrate its capability to provide the services described in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, by describing its relevant experience with large healthcare systems, qualifications, and length of experience in providing services similar in nature to those described in this ITN. The description shall include how these experiences will be applied to move the Agency forward based on its current Strategic Plan. Details of corporate experience (including any subcontractor experience and capabilities) shall include a list of all contracts related to services similar in nature to those described in this ITN within the last five (5) years and shall include, at a minimum:

1. Relevant experience with designing, developing, implementing, hosting, and maintaining information technology and business solutions including mail operations, call center operations, and supporting business operations;

2. Relevant experience with developing and implementing technology services, business operations, and contact centers for large healthcare systems including project and program management, business requirements elicitation and development, system testing, and system implementation;

3. Capability to work in parallel on multiple projects, with multiple vendors, and maintain timelines while effectively working as a single, distributed team to meet Agency and federal requirements;

4. How the Respondent’s and any subcontractor qualifications and experience prepares the Respondent to move the Agency forward based on the goals, objectives, and guiding principles as described within the Agency’s Strategic Plan;

5. Relevant experience with designing, developing, and implementing Customer centric solutions including notable industry certifications, accreditations, and/or awards (URAC, ICMI, NCQA, JD Power); and

6. Any relevant experience the Respondent has with obtaining CMS certification for overall operations.

SRC #4 Evaluation Criteria:

1. The adequacy of the Respondent’s capability and approach to meet the requirements described in this ITN, based on the relative experience in the performance of current or previous contracts for which it is/was the lead vendor on any projects similar in size, scope, and complexity to the UOC Project in the past five (5) years.

2. The adequacy of the Respondent's relevant experience with large healthcare systems.

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3. The adequacy of the Respondent’s experience and demonstrated capability to work in parallel to perform project and program management, business requirements elicitation and development, systems testing, and systems implementation.

4. The adequacy of the Respondent’s and any subcontractor qualifications and experience to move the Agency forward based on the goals, objectives, and guiding principles as described within the Agency’s Strategic Plan and to limit the potential for vendor lock-in and conflict of interest for future Agency acquisitions.

5. The adequacy of the Respondent's experience designing and implementing Customer centric solutions including notable industry certifications, accreditations, and/or awards.

6. The adequacy of the Respondent's relevant experience with obtaining CMS certification.

Score: This section is worth a maximum of 30 raw points with each of the above criteria being worth a maximum of 5 points each.

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SRC #5 – CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY

The Respondent shall demonstrate its capability to continuously improve the experience of UOC Customers including Recipients, Providers, and Stakeholders. The Respondent shall provide an overview of its Customer experience design thinking methodology and tools to continuously improve the Customer experience. The Respondent shall provide eight (8) journey maps (reference Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section 9.1 – Customer Experience Strategy and Methodology) demonstrating its Customer experience capability and understanding of the future vision of the UOC Customer journey.

As part of the overall methodology, a journey map is a valuable tool for designing compelling Customer experiences. In order to demonstrate Customer experience expertise along with the Respondent’s experience and understanding of the Agency Customer segments, as defined in Attachment B-1, Definitions, the Respondent shall provide a high-level journey map for each of the below eight (8) processes leveraging the respective Agency personas (Please refer to FX UOC Persona Descriptions and FX UOC Journey Map Format in the UOC Proposal Library).

The Respondent shall use the FX UOC Journey Map Format document to structure how the information will be presented back to the Agency as part of its Response to SRC #5. It is expected that the Respondent will add information (i.e., stages, touchpoints), as necessary.

High-level processes:

1. Recipient – Managed Care Enrollment Referral o Suzanne received a letter informing her that open enrollment for her children will begin the first of the following month. Open enrollment lasts for two months. Any changes made during the period will not take effect until the first day of the month following the end of the period. The UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet Suzanne’s needs.

2. Recipient – Complaint o Suzanne wishes to file a complaint against the current health plan for her children. She wants to make sure she is able to upload documents securely to support her concerns.

She also wants to be notified of her complaint status as it progresses, while maintaining the ability to check the status for herself. Because of her work, she often is able to communicate more easily electronically, but expects prompt responses. The UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet Suzanne’s needs.

3. Provider – Initial Enrollment o Dr. Press has recently filed an application to become a Medicaid provider who hopes to contract with the SMMC plans in her area. She has recently been informed that her application may be rejected due to unresponsiveness to requests for additional information.

She alleges that she never received the request, and the Provider Services Management Vendor indicates they called her multiple times. Considering the FX vision of module integration, the UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet Dr.

Press’ needs.

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4. Provider – Claims Status Inquiry o Dr. Press currently bills Medicaid Fee-For-Service and some managed care plans. She is often pressed for time and dislikes the need to log in to multiple portals to check the status of claims. She also struggles to keep track of all the different login requirements and passwords. Considering the FX vision of module integration, the UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet Dr. Press’ needs.

5. Provider [Facility] – Survey Inquiry o Lifecare Health Center received a recent facility survey related to a patient complaint about the care they received. Preliminary findings were shared with the Chief Operating Officer (COO) on the day of the survey, but the COO has not heard any further information. The COO is anxious to receive the final findings so that she can work with the Director of Nursing and the compliance team to correct any deficiencies. The UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet the needs of the Agency and the COO.

6. Provider [Facility] – Medicaid Managed Care Contracting o The COO of Lifecare Health Center has been working for weeks to secure a contract with several of the Medicaid Managed Care plans to no avail. The COO is frustrated with the process and does not know what to do next. The UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet the needs of the Agency and the COO.

7. Stakeholder – Complaint o John has been contacted by several Medicaid recipients regarding receiving services from their managed care plans, after providers were denied payment for services. The reason provided by the plan is that the service is covered by Fee-For-Service (FFS) Medicaid and not the plan, but the providers are not FFS providers. When John contacts the plans they will not speak to him. The UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet John’s need to advocate on behalf of recipients.

8. Stakeholder – Training o John has established himself as a point of contact for recipients and providers. His goal is to help educate them about Medicaid and navigating health care service delivery issues.

He would like to receive training or access training information of the same nature as the recipients and providers. The UOC Vendor shall create a journey map on how the solution will meet John’s need to learn about the various programs.

Each journey map should consider the following guideposts when being developed:

• The need to build empathy and better understand the UOC Customers’ experiences;

• The need to communicate information and insights regarding the UOC Customers’ experiences to a broad internal audience;

• The desire to resolve current UOC Customer experience pain points; and

• The desire to identify moments that matter in order to design signature experiences that drive Customer loyalty and value.

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SRC #5 Evaluation Criteria:

Score: No points will be awarded for the Customer Experience Strategy and Methodology.

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SRC #6 – SANCTIONS

The Respondent shall list and describe any sanctions levied against the Respondent, the Respondent’s affiliates, its subsidiaries, its parent company, the affiliates and subsidiaries of its parent company, its affiliate’s subsidiaries and subcontractors (handling subcontracts related to consultant services when the subcontracts are for $250,000.00 or more annually), within the five

(5) years preceding the date of its response to this ITN. Sanctions shall include those imposed by a state or federal entity in relation to a contract under which the Respondent provided health care system implementation and operations services or government service contracts in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000). Sanctions shall include financial consequences, damages, liquidated damages, or other amounts paid by the Respondent in a settlement of a contract dispute.

Information requested for each sanction shall be provided by the Respondent for administrative and non-administrative sanctions. An administrative sanction means the issue pertains to timeliness or the use of an incorrect format (i.e., report, deliverable, or another required item submitted late or submitted in the wrong format). A non-administrative sanction means the issue pertains to performance in accordance with the contract scope of services (i.e., incomplete or inaccurate deliverable or services).

SRC #6 Evaluation Criteria:

1. The extent to which sanctions were due to issues with performance (non-administrative) in accordance with the contract scope of services, versus administrative issues.

2. The severity of the sanction(s) from minor (dollar amounts less than $10,000.00 or resolution time less than 90 calendar days) to significant (dollar amounts above $10,000.00 or resolution time longer than 90 calendar days or numerous sanctions (more than one (1) sanction among two (2) or more contracts)).

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Score: This section is worth a maximum of 10 raw points with each of the above criteria

For item 1:

1. 5 points if no sanctions;

2. 4 points if sanction(s) were related only to administrative issues;

3. 3 points if non-administrative sanction(s) were all minor and there were fewer than four (4) incidents;

4. 2 points if non-administrative sanctions were all minor but four (4) or more incidents;

5. 1 point if any significant administrative sanction; or

6. 0 points if any significant non-administrative sanction.

For item 2:

1. 5 points if no sanctions;

2. 4 points if sanction(s) were minor and there were fewer than four (4) incidents;

3. 3 points if sanctions were all minor but four (4) or more incidents;

4. 2 points if up to two (2) significant sanction(s); or more than two (2) contracts with multiple sanctions;

5. 1 point if more than two (2) significant sanctions but fewer than five (5); or more than two (2) but fewer than five (5) contracts with multiple sanctions; or

6. 0 points if performance falls below the above limits.

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SRC #7: SECURITY RISK RATING SCORE SCAN

In accordance with Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section E., Special Provisions, subsection 7, Information Technology, Item 7.1, Development Requirements, sub-item 31., the Agency will conduct an initial IT security risk rating score scan on the Respondent through an IT security risk rating service, at the Agency's expense, to enable the Agency to effectively measure and mitigate the successful Respondent’s security risks. The Respondent shall work with the Agency’s security risk rating service provider to define the relevant Respondent assets providing Agency services.

SRC #7 Evaluation Criteria:

The adequacy of the Respondent’s IT security risk rating score by determining whether the Respondent has received:

1. A score in the top 90-100% of the scan recommendations;

2. A score in the top 80-89% of the scan recommendations;

3. A score in the top 70-79% of the scan recommendations;

4. A score in the top 60-69% of the scan recommendations;

5. A score in the top 50-59% of the scan recommendations; or

6. A score in the lower 0-49% of the scan recommendations.

Score: This Section is worth a maximum of 5 raw points as outlined below:

1. 5 points for a score in the top 90-100% of the scan recommendations;

2. 4 points for a score in the top 80-89% of the scan recommendations;

3. 3 points for a score in the top 70-79% of the scan recommendations;

4. 2 points for a score in the top 60-69% of the scan recommendations;

5. 1 point for a score in the top 50-59% of the scan recommendations; or

6. 0 points for a score in the lower 0-49% of the scan recommendations.

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SRC #8 – PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY

APPROACH

The Respondent shall present its project management and service delivery approach and explain how it reflects industry best practices in service delivery excellence. The Respondent shall demonstrate its capabilities in working with third-party organizational standards by developing an approach that complies with the Agency's FX Project Management Standards included in the UOC Proposal Library.

The Respondent shall describe its proposed approach to PD-1: Project Management Plan (includes the UOC Vendor Resource Management Plan) and provide a draft PD-2: Project Schedule, as described in Attachment B-1, Exhibit B-1, Deliverables and Performance Standards.

The proposed project schedule must show a thorough understanding of the scope of work and the capability to successfully complete each deliverable. The draft schedule shall include a high-level project timeline for successful management and completion of the project, as well as identify major project phases with consideration to Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.7.1.

High-Level Implementation Plan. The schedule timeline must include timeframes and durations for key milestones and deliverables.

The Respondent shall demonstrate the following:

1. Approach to following project management best practices to ensure adherence to the P-2:

FX Project Management Standards, including, but not limited to:

a. Communications management;

b. Risk and Issue management;

c. Change management;

d. Scope management;

e. Schedule management;

f. Quality management; and

g. Status reporting.

2. Experience following third party standards (such as the FX Program standards included in the UOC Proposal Library).

3. Experience implementing the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for multi-component configurable and customizable technology platforms.

4. Experience in and approach to successful delivery of services and solutions in a multi-vendor and multi-agency environment.

5. Ability to effectively manage multiple contact center teams that include the UOC Vendor, subcontractor, and Agency UOC staff.

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6. Ability to implement and provide services and solutions to be adapted to accomplish the UOC Objectives and FX Guiding Principles outlined in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section A.3.2. Overview of the FX Transformation.

SRC #8 Evaluation Criteria:

1. The adequacy of the Respondent’s proposed approach to project management and service delivery, and its alignment with FX Project Management Standards, including demonstrated understanding and approach to the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for a multi-component configurable and customizable technology platform.

2. The adequacy of the Respondent’s draft Project Schedule to demonstrate a high-level project timeline for successful management and capability to successfully complete each deliverable.

3. The adequacy of the Respondent's experience following third party standards (such as the

FX Program standards included in the UOC Proposal Library).

4. The adequacy of the Respondent’s experience and demonstrated ability to successfully deliver in a multi-vendor and multi-agency environment.

5. The demonstrated ability of the Respondent to effectively manage multiple contact center teams including UOC Vendor, subcontractor and Agency staff.

Score: This Section is worth a maximum of 25 raw points with each of the above criteria

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SRC #9 – DISASTER RECOVERY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY

The Respondent shall demonstrate its capability and approach to meeting the disaster recovery and business continuity requirements described in:

1. Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.8.3 – Disaster Recovery and Business

Continuity

2. Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.10.1 – Operations and Maintenance Phase

Requirements

3. Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.14 – Facilities and Service Location(s)

4. Attachment B-1, Exhibit B-1, Deliverables and Performance Measures

SRC #9 Evaluation Criteria:

For both technology and services, the adequacy of the Respondent’s ability to:

1. Maintain and annually test a Contingency Plan (for Disaster Recovery and Business continuity) for the UOC Solution with the FX Technical Management Strategy;

2. Support the Agency’s Enterprise Contingency Plan, located in the UOC Proposal Library;

3. Provide backup procedures, hot sites, redundancy, and support to prevent and accommodate the disruption of systems and communications;

4. Minimize downtime and disruption of services;

5. Provide timely failover; and

6. Create effective policies and procedures to implement a recovery, as well as business continuation services.

Score: This Section is worth a maximum of 30 raw points with each of the above criteria

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SRC #10 – TECHNICAL SOLUTION COMPONENTS – PLATFORM

REQUIREMENTS

The Respondent shall demonstrate its capability and approach to meeting the requirements described in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.8.0 - UOC Platform Solution (Technology), including but not limited to its proposed approach to ensuring its UOC Solution provides all of the required technology components and specified options, and all components are integrated into one common solution. In addition, the Respondent shall complete Exhibit B- 3, Technology Matrix for the components of their solution.

SRC #10 Evaluation Criteria:

The adequacy of the Respondent's demonstrated ability to:

1. Provide hosting services to meet the Agency’s requirements and support optimal performance of the UOC Solution;

2. Provide a UOC solution that includes best in class Interactive Voice Response capabilities;

3. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate automatic call distribution;

4. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate cloud-hosted VOIP-enabled PBX;

5. Provide a cloud-hosted UOC solution that includes an adequate Customer Relationship Management (CRM);

6. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate Workforce Management capabilities;

7. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate quality management capabilities;

8. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate call recording capabilities;

9. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate knowledge management capabilities;

10. Provide a UOC solution that includes adequate service/ticket management capabilities; and

11. Provide a UOC solution with relevant business operations technologies.

Score: This Section is worth a maximum of 55 raw points with each of the above criteria

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SRC #11 – BUSINESS SOLUTION COMPONENTS – CUSTOMER

SERVICE

The Respondent shall demonstrate its proposed approach to the Customer Service and Business Operations Solution requirements, addressing all requirements in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section 9.2 – Enterprise Customer Service Support. This shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. Respondent's experience and proposed approach to providing an enterprise UOC Solution with an initial focus on Medicaid Customers (Medicaid Recipients, Medicaid Providers, Agency partners and other groups referenced in the Customer definition in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section A.1, Definitions and Acronyms. This includes Customer access to the following services:

a. Agent assistance via phone and/or email during Business Hours;

b. Assistance via self-serve technology twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, three hundred and sixty-five (365) days per year (24*7*365); and

c. Proactive communications including required correspondence and opt-in alerts for account updates.

2. Respondent's experience and proposed approach to providing the following enterprise

Customer service support services:

a. Hire, train, and onboard sufficient, qualified staff for tiered and General Support staff functions (as described in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.9.2.3.1, Staffing, Table: B.9.2.3.1 – UOC Customer Service Support Tier Structure);

b. Provide a Customer service support infrastructure with a comprehensive CRM solution that can be used within the UOC and across the Agency for escalated and/or referred items; This CRM shall include Customer inquiry management, Customer issue management, a Customer support infrastructure, and contact tracking and reporting;

c. Provide sufficient, qualified staff for correspondence activities to be performed by the UOC, as agreed to by the Agency;

d. Provide an Agency-approved Training and Knowledge Management function within the UOC Solution that has been proven in a large-scale Customer service environment; and

e. Design, develop, and operate the UOC technical support services as defined in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.9.2.4 – Technical Support Services.

3. Respondent's experience and proposed approach to providing an Agency-approved correspondence process with Agency-approved messaging that includes but may not be limited to:

a. Developing correspondence (system generated and manual);

b. Developing and managing up-to-date correspondence templates;

c. Sending all direct mailings and electronic correspondence timely, as agreed to by the

Agency;

d. Automated tracking of correspondence;

e. Making correspondence accessible for users to view and download; and

f. Integrating with other FX Module Vendors so that notifications generated from a FX

Module Vendor’s system is routed and tracked through the UOC CRM.

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4. Respondent's experience and proposed approach to partnering with a firm that specializes in

Customer Service training and can support potential site certification for the UOC.

SRC #11 Evaluation Criteria:

1. The adequacy of the Respondent’s relevant experience with and proposed approach to designing, developing, implementing, hosting, and maintaining an enterprise Customer contact center operation that meets the Customer access criteria described.

2. The adequacy of the Respondent’s relevant experience with and proposed approach to providing the described enterprise Customer service support and business operations services.

3. The adequacy of the Respondent’s relevant experience with and approach to developing and executing a large-scale correspondence process, including coordination with an Agency and/or organization for messaging, reviews, and approvals.

4. The adequacy of the Respondent’s relevant experience with and approach to partnering with a firm that specializes in Customer Service and Business Operations training.

Score: This Section is worth a maximum of 20 raw points with each of the above criteria

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SRC #12 – BUSINESS SOLUTION COMPONENTS – PROVIDER

BUSINESS SERVICES

The Respondent shall demonstrate its proposed approach to the Provider Management Business Services Solution requirements, addressing all requirements in Attachment B-1, Scope of Services, Section B.9.3 – Business Services – Provider Management. At a minimum, this includes the following:

1. Respondent's approach to providing and supporting the enrollment, re-enrollment, and file maintenance activities of new and existing providers. This includes the following services:

a. Providing general Tier 1 customer support and self-service options for provider inquiries via multiple communication channels;

b. Developing and delivering provider communications;

c. Receiving and processing inbound and outbound provider mail operations (including returned mail processing) and communications fulfillment;

d. Supporting the business services associated with Background Screening and Provider

Credentialing; and

e. Coordinating with the FX Provider Services Module (PSM) Vendor and partners to efficiently deliver end-to-end provider management services.

2. Respondent's approach to providing support services for Facility Licensure and Intake.

a. Providing general Tier 1 customer support for facility inquiries via multiple communication channels;

b. Developing and delivering communications and notices;

c. Receiving and processing inbound and outbound Facility mail operations (including returned mail processing) and communications fulfillment;

d. Controls to account for the receipt of funds related to fees or sanctions to be securely tracked and routed; and

e. Coordinating with the Agency's Health Facility Regulation Bureau to efficiently delivery end-to-end Facility Licensure services.

3. Respondent's approach to providing Training, Outreach, and Site Support to Providers that includes but may not be limited to:

a. Developing training and outreach materials;

b. Methodology and techniques for conducting training and outreach activities;

c. Process for recruiting and maintaining…