Form_34-Solicitation_List_of_Respondents.docx

This is a Solicitation List of Respondents document from the State of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services for RFP #124528 regarding a Medicaid Drug Rebate System (MDR). The State is procuring design, development, testing, implementation, and five-year operational support for a comprehensive system to manage Medicaid drug rebates, including rebate calculations, claims processing, vendor management, and reporting. The system must integrate with Nebraska's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), Health Insurance Administration (HIA), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), managed care organizations, and pharmacy benefit managers across eighteen defined data interfaces. Written questions were due June 23, 2026, with proposals due July 23, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. The evaluation period runs July 30 through August 13, 2026, with Intent to Award expected August 27, 2026. The solicitation opened August 6, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Two responsive proposals were received: CONDUENT State Healthcare, LLC and GAINWELL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. The initial contract term is five years with one optional three-year renewal, with contract finalization targeted for September and October 2026 and a January 2027 award and start date.

The contractor must meet specific performance requirements including rebate data capture for timely invoicing within 60 days of each quarter end, automatic delinquent letter generation within 10 business days, and quarterly rebate file generation within 1 business day of invoice cycle completion. Pricing must remain fixed for the first five years. The contract includes performance guarantees with daily monetary penalties ranging from $500 to $5,000 per incident for non-compliance. The vendor must provide trained operational staff 30 calendar days prior to Go Live and comply with Section 1927 of the Social Security Act, applicable CFR provisions, HIPAA regulations, and NIST standards. The contractor must designate Privacy and Information Security Officials and notify DHHS of breaches to federal information within one hour of discovery and all other confidential information within 15 days. The State reserves consideration of resident disabled veteran and designated enterprise zone preferences under Nebraska Revised Statutes.