University of Nebraska Public Policy Center 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 401 | Lincoln, NE 68588 | 402.472.5678 | ppc@nebraska.edu ppc.nebraska.edu

Response to Solicitation Number: 125999 03 University of Nebraska Public Policy Center ITEM BY ITEM Proposal Submitted July 27th, 2026

Evaluation of Nebraska’s Olmstead Plan

Program Contact:

Kurt Mantonya University of Nebraska Public Policy Center 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 401 Lincoln, NE 68588-0228 Telephone: 402-472-8865 Email: kmantonya@nebraska.edu

Authorized Institutional Official:

Craig Goodrich, Pre-Award Team Lead Office of Sponsored Programs 151 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School 2200 Vine Street Lincoln NE 68583-0861 Telephone: 402-472-3171 Fax: 402-472-9323 Email: osp-preaward@unl.edu

Duns: 55-545-6995 Employer ID: 47-0049123

SOLICITATION RESPONSE SUBMISSION

1. CORPORATE OVERVIEW

a. Bidder Identification and Information

Legal Name: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska for the University of Nebraska- Lincoln

Office of Sponsored Programs 151 Prem S. Paul Research Center at Whittier School 2200 Vine Street Lincoln NE 68583-0861 Telephone: 402-472-3171 Fax: 402-472-9323 Email: osp-preaward@unl.edu

Year First Incorporated: February 15, 1869 Has Name Changed: University of Nebraska until 1968 when -Lincoln was added

b. Financial Statements

Last three years of Financial Statements and Single Audit of Federal Programs may be found here: https://nebraska.edu/offices/business-finance/accounting-finance

c. Change of Ownership

There has been no change in ownership.

d. Office Location

University of Nebraska Public Policy Center 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 401 Lincoln, NE 68588-0228

e. Relationships with the State

University of Nebraska has had hundreds of contracts with Nebraska state agencies in the past, dozens ongoing, and several pending. Table 1 includes NU Public Policy Center (NUPPC) specific contracts with Nebraska state agencies within the past 10 years (projects active as of 7/1/2016), organized by department of the State (alphabetically) and then by contract start date.

mailto:osp-preaward@unl.edu https://nebraska.edu/offices/business-finance/accounting-finance

Table 1. State of Nebraska contracts over the past ten years

State Agency Project Title Contract # Start Date End Date

History Nebraska State Historical Records Advisory Board Needs Assessment n/a 4/1/2023 12/31/2023

NE Crime Commission

Mental Health Expansion Pilot Project

(LB150) CC-26-752 09/19/2025 08/31/2026

NE Dept of Education Nebraska School Violence Prevention Training Program

2018-YS-BX-

0112 11/27/2018 9/30/2023

NE Dept of Education Nebraska Rural School Violence Threat Assessment Program

2018-YS-BX-

0113 11/27/2018 9/30/2023

NE Dept of Education Nebraska's AWARE Project 39244 12/18/2018 9/29/2023

NE Dept of Education Nebraska Grant for School Emergency Management 39275 2/12/2019 9/30/2024

NE Dept of Education Ne Grant for School Emergency- EOP Video 41260 2/5/2021 6/30/2021

NE Dept of Education De-Escalation Training 41359 6/1/2021 8/31/2021

NE Dept of Education School Mental Health Grant Evaluation (ESSER III) 42190 9/29/2021 9/27/2024

NE Dept of Education Nebraska's AWARE-SEA 2.0 Grant Project 42226 11/4/2021 9/29/2026

NE Dept of Education Afghan Refugee School Impact Evaluation 43368 3/30/2023 8/1/2024

NE Dept of Education Evaluation of School Connectedness Training 46185 12/9/2025 9/29/2026

NE Dept of Education Nebraska School Based Mental Health Services Evaluation Pending 8/1/2026 12/31/2029

NE Dept of Education

Nebraska Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration Grant Program Evaluation Pending 8/1/2026 12/31/2029

NE Dept of Environment and Energy Pollution Reduction Plan Engagement

2023- 135503398 11/7/2023 3/1/2024

NE Dept of Environment and Energy

Climate Pollution Reduction Grant Writing

2024- 138840463 3/6/2024 4/1/2024

NE Dept of Environmental Quality

Heritage Disposal & Storage Facilitation and Clerical Support

2016- 50892049 3/15/2015 12/31/2016

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Youth Suicide Prevention 2014-2019 24281-Y3 10/1/2014 9/30/2019

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Ebola Preparedness Planning 28135-Y3 8/1/2015 7/31/2016 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Public Health Surveillance System Evaluation Coaching

DHHS-DPH-

SHIP-003 4/15/2016 9/30/2016

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/ Disaster Mental Health 2016-17

U90TP00053

3 7/1/2016 6/30/2017

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska's System of Care Expansion Evaluation 2016

UNLPPCSyst emofCare

(SM063392) 9/30/2016 9/29/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2017-18 39011-Y3 7/1/2017 6/30/2018

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Birth Defects Registry Surveillance System Evaluation n/a 10/15/2017 6/30/2018

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2018-19 43698 Y3 7/1/2018 6/30/2019

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Governor's Excellence in Workplace Wellness Award Evaluation 84079 O4 11/1/2018 4/30/2019

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Program Evaluation Contractor Pool RFQ 85437-O4 3/5/2019 8/20/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Developing Clinical Violence Risk and Threat Assessment Capabilities in Nebraska 85371 O4 3/15/2019 6/20/2019

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Floods 2019 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) ISP 48217 Y3 3/21/2019 8/19/2019

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/ Disaster Mental Health (Yr 17) 2019-20 50325 Y3 7/1/2019 6/30/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Floods 2019 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program (CCP) RSP 50307 y3 8/20/2019 5/17/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Ryan White Program Evaluation & QI 88231 O4 9/3/2019 3/31/2020 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Suicide Prevention in Nebraska Disaster Areas 88011 O4 9/5/2019 9/30/2019

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Home Visit Program Capacity Assessment 88012-O4 10/1/2019 9/30/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Opioid Evaluation 50728 Y3 10/1/2019 9/29/2020 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Division of Behavioral Health Strategic Planning 2020 89355 O4 1/15/2020 10/13/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Developing Clinical Violence Risk and Threat Assessment Capabilities in Nebraska 2020 89415 O4 2/1/2020 6/10/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Ryan White Program Evaluation & QI 20-21 90164 O4 4/20/2020 3/31/2021

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska COVID19 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program

(CCP) ISP 55280 4/30/2020 9/26/2020

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Emergency Treatment COVID-19 Grant 55374 Y3 6/1/2020 5/31/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Behavioral Health Training Coordination 90724 O4 6/18/2020 5/31/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2020-21 57928 Y3 7/1/2020 6/30/2021 and Human Services

COVID Core State Violence and Injury Prevention Program Supplement Suicide Prevention for Long Term Care Facilities 55883 Y3 7/1/2020 7/31/2021

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

NeDHHS Facility Resilience Training Planning & Implementation 92022 O4 9/9/2020 8/31/2021

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska COVID19 Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program

(CCP) RSP 56959 Y3 9/27/2020 12/26/2021

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

State Opioid Response Evaluation 2020-21 56954 Y3 9/30/2020 9/29/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Outpatient Competency to Stand Trial 92341 O4 10/13/2020 9/30/2023 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Division of Behavioral Health Strategic Planning 2020 92337 O4 10/14/2020 5/6/2021

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Trauma Systems Development Survey 93103 O4 1/4/2021 8/31/2021 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska 988 Suicide Prevention Planning 94136 O4 3/22/2021 1/4/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

BH COOP Incident Response Guide Update 2021 93944 O4 4/1/2021 12/15/2021

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Ryan White Program Evaluation 94339 O4 4/22/2021 3/31/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2021-22 64668 Y3 7/1/2021 6/30/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

NeDHHS Pandemic After Action Report Workshops 95873 O4 7/28/2021 6/21/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Emergency Treatment COVID-19 Grant 55374 Y3 8/20/2021 5/31/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

DBH Substance Use Prevention and Promotion Program 97467O4 11/8/2021 3/14/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Community Planning 97500O4 11/15/2021 4/30/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Trauma Systems Development Survey 97691 O4 12/13/2021 5/31/2023 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska 988 Suicide Prevention Planning 2022 98065 O4 1/5/2022 6/30/2022

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

NE DHHS HIV Prevention & Ryan White Part B Planning 98201O4 1/28/2022 3/31/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Ryan White Program Evaluation 2022 98815 O4 4/22/2022 3/31/2023 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

9-8-8 Nebraska Suicide Prevention Evaluation 68123 Y3 4/30/2022 4/29/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Evaluation Proposal for Nebraska DHHS Law Enforcement AED Project 99492 O4 5/5/2022 5/31/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2022-23 64668 Y3 7/1/2022 6/30/2023 and Human Services 988 Implementation 99925-O4 7/11/2022 6/30/2023 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Behavioral Health Training Coordination 99507 O4 7/19/2022 6/30/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

State Opioid Response Evaluation 2022-24 70438 Y3 9/30/2022 9/29/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Expansion of childhood behavioral health services 71281 Y3 9/30/2022 9/29/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska 988 Expansion and Enhancement Project 72079 Y3 1/1/2023 4/29/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

2023 Transformation Transfer Initiative (TTI) for Workforce Development 103490 O4 3/13/2023 8/31/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Ryan White Program Evaluation 2023- 24 98815-O4 4/1/2023 3/31/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

NE DHHS HIV Prevention & Ryan White Part B Planning 98201 O4 4/1/2023 12/31/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Community Planning 2023- 24 103930 O4 5/1/2023 4/30/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Utilization Review of NEP-MAP Behavioral Health Consultation 104143 O4 5/8/2023 10/31/2023

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2023-24 64668 Y3 7/1/2023 6/30/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Behavioral Health Emergency Response Team (NBHERT) Revitalization 2023-24 75641 Y3 7/1/2023 6/30/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Behavioral Health Training Coordination 2023-24 99507-O4 7/1/2023 6/30/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Technical Assistance 104977-O4 7/1/2023 6/30/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Improving Community Connections with School Mental Health Systems 75807 Y3 8/1/2023 9/29/2027

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Pediatric Mental Health Care Access Program 77304 Y3 9/30/2023 9/29/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Outpatient Competency to Stand Trial 2024 106794-O4 10/1/2023 9/30/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Emergency Services Strategic Plan 106938-O4 12/1/2023 9/30/2024 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

NE DHHS HIV Prevention & Ryan White Part B Planning 98201 O4 1/1/2024 12/31/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Ryan White Program Evaluation 2024- 25 98815 O4 4/1/2024 3/31/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services MIECHV Program Planning 2024 103930 O4 5/1/2024 10/31/2024

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/ Disaster Mental Health 2024-25 (Yr 22) 82392 Y3 7/1/2024 6/30/2025 and Human Services

Disaster Mental Health Workforce Support

82532 Y3

CLMS 5576 7/1/2024 6/30/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Behavioral Health Training Coordination 2024-25 109833-O4 7/1/2024 6/30/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Mobile Crisis Team Curricula Development and Hosting 110252 O4 9/1/2024 8/31/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Severe Weather, Straight-line Winds, and Tornados: 2024 Nebraska Crisis Counseling Program RSP

82344 Y3

CLMS 5623 9/1/2024 5/31/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Evaluation of State Opioid Response IV Grant 84422 Y3 9/30/2024 9/29/2027

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program Community Planning 2023- 24 103930-04 11/1/2024 4/30/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

DHHS Drug Prevention Plan and Summit 111548 O4 12/1/2024 3/24/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

HIV Prevention & Ryan White Part B Planning 112107-O4 1/1/2025 12/31/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Assessment to Inform Awareness Campaign 111588 O4 1/1/2025 12/31/2025

NE Dept of Health and Human Services Ryan White Program Eval 2025-26 87520 Y3 4/1/2025 3/31/2026 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Behavioral Health Training Coordination 25-26 109833 O4 7/1/2025 6/30/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/Disaster Mental Health 2025-26 82392 Y3 7/1/2025 6/30/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Disaster Mental Health Workforce Support 2025-26 82532 Y3 7/1/2025 6/30/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska Behavioral Threat Assessment & Management Technical Assistance 112965 O4 7/1/2025 6/30/2027

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Evaluation of Nebraska Family First Prevention Services Act Plan 113037 O4 7/1/2025 12/31/2027

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Community Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) Housing and Serious Mental Health (SMI ) Intersection Initiative 115268 O4 1/1/2026 12/31/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

HIV Prevention & Ryan White Part B Planning 2026 112107-O4 1/1/2026 12/31/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Ryan White Program Evaluation 2026- 27 87520 Y3 4/1/2026 3/31/2027

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Disaster Mental Health Workforce Support 2026-27 Pending 7/1/2026 6/30/2027

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) Statewide Needs Assessment Pending 7/1/2026 9/30/2026

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Behavioral Health Hospital Preparedness/ Disaster Mental Health 2026-27 Pending 7/1/2026 6/30/2027 and Human Services PulsePoint Feasibility Study Pending 7/1/2026 6/30/2027 NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Nebraska DHHS Behavioral Health Training Coordination 2026-2027 Pending 7/1/2026 6/30/2027

NE Dept of Labor

Nebraska Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessments (RSEA) Evaluation

023-0004- 2020 9/30/2020 9/30/2022

NE Dept of Motor Vehicles

Driver License Vendor Request for Proposals n/a 1/1/2017 6/30/2018

NE Dept of Motor Vehicles

Business Case for Motor Carrier Services System 128811 4/1/2019 12/31/2019

NE Dept of Motor Vehicles

Development of a Vendor Request for Proposals: Motor Carrier Services 139337 4/1/2021 3/31/2023

NE Dept of Motor Vehicles

BC Print on Demand Motor Vehicle Registration 149830 5/1/2023 9/30/2023

NE Dept of Motor Vehicles

2024 Updated Drivers License Service Center Report 165538 9/1/2024 12/31/2024

NE Dept of Natural Resources DNR Consultation 2016-17 908 7/1/2016 6/30/2017 NE Dept of Natural Resources DNR Consultation 2017-18 995 7/1/2017 6/30/2018 NE Dept of Natural Resources DNR Consultation 2018-19 1061 7/1/2018 6/30/2019 NE Dept of Natural Resources DNR Consultation 2019-20 1135 7/9/2019 6/30/2020 NE Dept of Natural Resources DNR Consultation 2020-22 1135 7/1/2020 6/30/2022 NE Dept of Natural Resources DNR Consultation 2022-24 1328 7/1/2022 6/30/2024 NE Dept of Natural Resources

Nebraska Floodplain Stakeholder Engagement 1353 12/12/2022 6/30/2023

NE Dept of Veterans' Affairs

Suicide Mortality Review Committee Data Management Plan and Statutory Data Report 172508 1/1/2026 9/30/2026

NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2015-16 74631 9/1/2015 8/31/2016

NE Emergency Management Agency

Developing Nebraska's Homeland Security Planning Capacity 2015-16 89137 9/1/2015 8/31/2016

NE Emergency Management Agency

Developing Nebraska's Homeland Security Planning Capacity 2016-17 92903 9/1/2016 2/28/2018

NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2016-17 90959 9/1/2016 8/31/2017

NE Emergency Management Agency

State Emergency Response Commission Facilitation 2016-17 95071 10/1/2016 9/30/2017

NE Emergency Management Agency

Nebraska Citizen Corp Council Retreat 2017 n/a 2/1/2017 6/30/2017

NE Emergency Management Agency Countering Violent Extremism

94263

(EMW-2016-

CA-00291

prime) 8/1/2017 7/31/2019

NE Emergency Management Agency

Developing Nebraska's Homeland Security Planning Capacity 2017-18 111022 9/1/2017 8/31/2018

NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2017-18 108040 9/1/2017 8/31/2018

NE Emergency Management Agency

State Emergency Response Commission Facilitation 2017-18 111023 10/1/2017 9/30/2018

NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2018-19 125232 9/1/2018 8/31/2019

NE Emergency Management Agency

Developing Nebraska's Homeland Security Planning Capacity 2018-19 126371 9/1/2018 8/31/2019

NE Emergency Management Agency

State Emergency Response Commission Facilitation 2018-19 127243 10/1/2018 9/29/2019

NE Emergency Management Agency Volunteer Agency Liaison 129744 4/29/2019 6/30/2019 NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2019-20 131341 9/1/2019 8/31/2020

NE Emergency Management Agency

State Emergency Response Commission Facilitation 2019-20 132139 10/1/2019 9/30/2020

NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2020-21 n/a 9/1/2020 8/31/2021

NE Emergency Management Agency NEMA/TAG Stakeholder Survey n/a 9/1/2020 9/30/2022

NE Emergency Management Agency

SLIGP FirstNet Nebraska Public Safety Broadband Working Group Facilitation and Support n/a 9/1/2020 3/31/2021

NE Emergency Management Agency

Citizen & Medical Reserve Corps Coordination 2021-22 n/a 9/1/2021 8/31/2022

NE Emergency Management Agency

Nebraska Domestic Violent Extremism Prevention Project n/a 10/1/2021 8/31/2023

NE Emergency Management Agency

Update Nebraska's State Homeland Security Strategy n/a 8/1/2023 1/31/2024

NE Emergency Management Agency

2024 Nebraska Tornados Crisis Counseling Program ISP DR-4778 5/3/2024 8/31/2024

NE Emergency Management Agency

Nebraska Domestic Violent Extremism Prevention Project 2.0 168165 1/1/2025 8/31/2025

NE State Patrol Hazardous Device Team Governing Group (HDTGG) 2018 Workshop n/a 9/1/2018 9/30/2018

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2019-20 86728 O4 7/1/2019 6/30/2020

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2020-21 92023 O4 7/1/2020 6/30/2021

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2021-22 n/a 7/1/2021 6/30/2022

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2022-23 100747 O4 7/1/2022 6/30/2023

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2023-24 100747 O4 7/1/2023 6/30/2024

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2024-25 165818 9/1/2024 6/30/2025

NE State Patrol

Executive Protection Detail & Nebraska Information Analysis Center (NIAC) Consultation 2025-26 170717 7/1/2025 6/30/2026

Nebraska Environmental Trust Round Table Facilitation and Support 137082 8/1/2020 11/30/2020 Nebraska Environmental Trust Five Year Review Facilitation 172105 10/27/2025 12/5/2025

f. Bidder’s Employee Relations to State

No Parties named in this solicitation have been an employee of the state within the past twenty-four (24) months.

g. Contract Performance

No NUPPC contracts have been terminated for default for the past 10 years.

One NUPPC contract has been terminated for convenience, non-performance, non-allocation of funds, or other reasons in the past 10 years (Table 2).

Table 2. State of Nebraska contracts terminated past ten years

State Agency Project Title Contract # Begin Date End Date Reason for Early Termination

NE Dept of Health and Human Services

Division of Behavioral Health

301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln NE 68509

DHHS Drug Prevention Plan and Summit

111548 O4 12/1/2024 3/24/2025 Termination for non-allocation of funds. The State's federal Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant award (B08TI083954) funding this project was terminated by federal Stop Work Order 3/24/2025. As a result, NUPPC's contract was ended by Stop Work Order from the State effective 3/24/25 (original end date was 9/29/2025).

h. Summary of Bidder’s Corporate Experience

NUPPC has extensive experience with projects similar in size, scope, and complexity to the Solicitation project. The three projects in Table 3 will serve as examples, and narrative descriptions of these three projects follow. No part of the projects described below were performed by subcontractors.

Table 3. Summary Matrix of Bidder's Experience

Name of Project Project Funder Time Period of Project Assessment to Inform Awareness Campaign

Nebraska Councill on Developmental Disabilities

1/1/2025 – 12/31/2025

Mental Health Expansion Pilot Project (LB150)

Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (aka Nebraska Crime Commission)

09/19/2025 to 08/31/2026

Evaluation of State Opioid Response IV Grant

Nebraska Dept of Health and Human Services

9/30/2024 – 9/29/2027

Narrative Project Descriptions

Example 1: Employer Perspectives on Developmental Disability Employment (NCDD)

a) Time period of the project: 01/01/2025 to 12/31/20205

b) Scheduled and Actual Completion Dates: Scheduled Completion Date: 12/31/2025;

Actual Completion Date 12/19/2025 (due to University holiday closure schedule)

c) Responsibilities: NUPPC worked closely with NCDD staff to develop assessment processes and documents to meet the needs of NCDD. The aim of assessment activities was to gather employer input on employing persons living with intellectual or developmental disabilities, including input on supported employment approaches. The Council wanted to build an awareness campaign based on project findings. This process included several components:

• Regular meetings between NCDD and DHHS representatives and NUPPC. NUPPC met quarterly with NCDD to gather information and coordinate planning activities.

• Submit quarterly progress reports. NUPPC submitted quarterly progress reports to NCDD, so that NCDD was informed of all ongoing and completed project activities.

• Form a planning group. This planning group provided guidance for the assessment process, including identifying appropriate topics and methods for employer input, and identifying partners to assist with employer engagement in the assessment process. NUPPC worked with NCDD to identify planning group members within 30 days of the contract start date. This group met four (4) times over the course of the project. NUPPC organized virtual and in-person meetings, developed meeting agendas, and prepared official meeting notes. Planning group meetings focused on the following:

a. Review of relevant background information

b. Discussion of assessment questions and priorities for information to be collected

c. Review of draft assessment materials (survey), and planning for effective and appropriate data collection methods

d. Discussion of survey findings, and planning of additional assessment methods (key informant interviews)

e. Review of integrated findings (report), and planning next steps

• Develop and implement methods to gather employer input. NUPPC worked with the planning group to identify and implement methods for stakeholder input. Online surveys and interviews with key informants were used to collect input about current employer opinions and awareness about employing persons living with developmental disabilities.

• Analyze and report on employer input. NUPPC gathered and analyzed results of employer input and constructed an easy-to-understand presentation to share with the planning group. This information is being used by NCDD to inform development of an awareness campaign.

• Draft report written report. NUPPC completed a report based on input from employers and the planning group. A draft was shared with the planning group for review and development of recommendations, and then finalized.

All activities were subject to planning group consideration, who greatly informed not only protocol development but recommended people to participate in the qualitative data collection efforts. This advisory group included Vocational Rehabilitation, service providers, advocacy groups, policy experts, and parent advocates. The group met from April to November 2025. They helped set the goals, provided insight into survey design, informed the interview questions, suggested interview participants, and reviewed the findings.

Data collection utilized a mixed-methods approach. A statewide survey of employers, service providers, and advocates was launched and analyzed. Key informant interviews were conducted virtually with stakeholders and partners. Interviews were conducted with employers, advocates, and employed individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

d) Customer Name:

Kristen Larsen, Executive Director Nebraska Council on Developmental Disabilities Division of Public Health Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Kristen.Larsen@nebraska.gov Office: 402-471-0143 Fax: NCDD is not assigned a fax number

e) Prime Vendor or Subcontractor(s): NUPPC served as the Prime Vendor for this contract.

Example 2: Mental Health Expansion Pilot Project (LB150)

a) Time period of the project: 09/19/2025 to 08/31/2026

b) Scheduled and Actual Completion Dates: Scheduled Completion Date: 8/31/2026, but work was completed 07/21/2026

c) Responsibilities: The Public Policy Center partnered with the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (Nebraska Crime Commission) to facilitate a planning process for the LB150 Regional Mental Health Expansion Pilot. The pilot was intended to address challenges law enforcement face when placing adults in emergency protective custody (EPC), particularly in rural areas. Those challenges included limited mental health bed space, long distances to available facilities, officers taken out of service to transport individuals, and repeated medical assessments before admission. The planning process was designed to evaluate the pilot as written and to develop recommendations the state could act on.

Research activities were informed by a steering group that the Crime Commission convened and NUPPC facilitated. The steering group spanned state agencies, behavioral health authorities, service providers, and local law enforcement, and met four times across during the project. Working with members from the Crime Commission and Region 4 Behavioral Health System, the NUPPC team interviewed sheriffs and jail staff across six counties in Northeast Nebraska and paired those responses with a Crime Commission gap analysis on the intersection of the state’s behavioral health and justice systems and the statewide crisis response the Division of Behavioral Health was planning.

The findings indicated that adding mental health beds to jails proved impractical regarding cost, liability, staffing, and the fact that Medicaid does not reimburse for services in a detention facility, leaving the counties to carry the burden of cost. These findings helped inform development of recommendations, resulting in seven recommendations along with companion objectives in three core categories (training, services, and monitoring).

Together the recommendations address the systemic, statewide nature of the problem, and the advisory group would carry that coordination beyond the life of the pilot.

d) Customer Name:

Christine Carlile, Director of Justice Programs Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Christine.Carlile@nebraska.gov Office: 402-417-3673 Nebraska Crime Commission fax number: 402-471-2837

e) Prime Vendor or Subcontractor(s): NUPPC served as a subcontractor for this project.

NUPPC performed 100% of our subcontracted data collection and analysis and other project responsibilities such as meeting facilitation. NUPPC conformed fully to the contracted timeline.

Example 3: Nebraska Naloxone Saturation Plan Update, as part of the Evaluation of State Opioid Response IV Grant (NE DHHS)

a) Time period of the project: 09/30/2024 to 09/29/2027

b) Scheduled and actual completion dates: Scheduled completion of the Naloxone Saturation Plan Update is September 29, 2026

c) Responsibilities: Update the Nebraska Naloxone Saturation Plan; conduct a scoping review of the literature to identify best practices in estimating saturation, analyze data specific to opioid use and naloxone distribution in Nebraska, assess data collected through program performance assessments and surveys to understand facilitators and challenges to naloxone distribution and use, provide a comprehensive plan with recommendations for continuous improvement.

Additional responsibilities for other activities under the project are to:

• Collaborate and coordinate evaluation activities with the SOR team at DHHS-DBH and project partners. This includes regular communication, meeting attendance, communication with the federal grant project officer, and the provision of technical assistance on all evaluation matters.

• Serve as the Project Data Coordinator; manage the collection and submission of all required measures of project outcomes, client level data, and submission of all required data in SPARS and to the funder (SAMHSA)

• Support the project and partners in client level data collection; provide training and technical assistance, collect and review data to ensure quality and accuracy, and monitor all data collection timelines.

• Conduct a project performance assessment every six months; collect qualitative data through interviews and focus groups with project partners to document the successes, challenges, and lessons learned in the project and report findings to inform continuous improvement.

• Complete the 6- and 12-month programmatic progress reports to meet federal reporting requirements; provide a comprehensive evaluation report at the end of the 3-year project that includes measures of change in Continuous Quality Improvement measures.

• Conduct a Needs Assessment related to the project; collecting and analyzing statewide data, completing a scoping review of the literature, reporting all results to inform the direction of this and future SOR projects.

d) Customer name:

Keenan Cotton, Prevention Administrator Division of Behavioral Health Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Keenan.Cotton@nebraska.gov Office: 402-471-7750 Division of Behavioral Health fax number: 402-742-8314

e) Prime Vendor or Subcontractor(s): Work performed under a grant subaward. As the evaluation subgrantee, we performed 100% of the evaluation work.

i. Summary of Bidder’s Proposed Personnel / Management Approach

NUPPC employs a team approach to project management that enables us to provide breadth and depth of expertise tailored to the specific needs of the client. Continuity is assured through the leadership of the Project Lead, Dr. Kurt Mantonya, Senior Research Manager, who is responsible for all aspects of the project, progress, and product delivery;

Dr Stacey Hoffman, Senior Research Manager, will serve as co-lead. Dr. Mantonya has expertise in and will lead qualitative evaluation methodologies. Dr. Hoffman has expertise in and will lead quantitative evaluation methodologies, including use of programmatic data and survey development. Both are experienced with including multiple interest holders in planning processes, creation of clear and understandable products to disseminate evaluation results, and revision of various state plans. Ms. Ashley Miller, Senior Research Specialist, and Mr. Grant Van Robays, Research Specialist, will assist Drs. Mantonya and Hoffman. Ms. Miller and Mr. Van Robays both have experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, report writing, and meeting facilitation and support, and have the skills and experience to carry out the required project tasks. If any changes in personnel are warranted at some point during the project, these changes will be implemented only after written approval from the State. Please see resumes included in Attachment B.

j. Subcontractors

Not applicable. NUPPC does not intend to subcontract any part of its performance for this project.

2. TECHNICAL RESPONSE

a. Understanding of the Project Requirements

Project Background

The Nebraska Olmstead Plan, created in 2020, and revised in 2023, sets out the State's strategy for people with disabilities to live, learn, work, and enjoy life in integrated settings.

The Plan contains seven goals related to the plan articulated by Nebraska that are indicators of success: Access to community-based services, safe and affordable housing, reception of services in appropriate settings, equitable education and employment opportunities, affordable and accessible transportation, data driven service and support and accountability across systems, and support from a high-quality workforce.

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued a Request for Proposals for Services Contract (125999 O3) for an evaluation and technical assistance in developing revisions to the Nebraska Olmstead Plan. NE DHHS requests the evaluation identify program successes, barriers to Plan implementation, and recommendations for revision to the Plan. Our evaluation will take a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative assessment of outcomes and benchmarks. Evaluation results will be considered in recommending updates to the Plan, and technical assistance provided to the Olmstead advisory committee to implement the recommendations as concrete revisions to the Plan.

Scope of Work

NUPPC will undertake several tasks, which are detailed further in other parts of this submission. Tasks we will perform, along with sections containing additional details, are:

1. Develop an evaluation plan. NUPPC has extensive experience developing evaluation plans and conducting evaluations. See Section 1.d.1: Detailed Project Work Plan: Data Collection and Evaluation Plan, and Table 4: Project Timeline. See also Attachment A, responses to questions 1, 3, 6, and 8, for descriptions of past experience.

2. Conduct interviews and focus groups. NUPPC regularly uses qualitative methods such as interviews and focus groups when conducting evaluations. See Section 1.d.1:

Detailed Project Work Plan: Data Collection and Evaluation Plan, and Table 4: Project Timeline. See also Attachment A, responses to questions 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8, for descriptions of past experience conducting interviews / focus groups with program staff, partners, and interest holders to identify successes, systemic challenges, and opportunities.

3. Provide draft Plan Evaluation Report. NUPPC writes evaluation reports for nearly all of our evaluations and provides drafts to funders for review and feedback prior to finalizing the report. See Section 1.d.2: Detailed Project Work Plan: Olmstead Plan Evaluation Report, and Table 4: Project Timeline. See also Attachment A, responses to questions 4 and 7, for descriptions of past report development processes and sample reports.

4. Provide a report on progress toward goals of the current Olmstead Plan, and recommended changes or revisions to the Plan. We have experience evaluating progress toward goals, and developing recommendations based on evaluations. See Section 1.d.5: Detailed Project Work Plan: Summary of Technica Assistance and Final Recommendations for Plan Revisions, and Table 4: Project Timeline. See also Attachment A, responses to questions 1, 3, and 6, for work with project partners to evaluate and develop recommendations for strategic plans.

5. Develop a communication plan and supporting materials. NUPPC is experienced in developing communications plans and materials to disseminate evaluation findings.

See Section 1.d.3: Detailed Project Work Plan: Communications Plan and Supporting Materials, and Table 4: Project Timeline. See also Attachment A, response to question 7, for examples of dissemination products.

6. Provide technical assistance to DHHS and Olmstead advisory committee in making recommended changes and revisions to the plan. NUPPC regularly works with project partners to update or revise state or organizational plans. See Section 1.d.4: Detailed

Project Work Plan: Olmstead Plan Revision Recommendation Draft Language, and Table 4: Project Timeline. See also Attachment A, response to question 5, for an example of how we work with project partners / advisory committees to draft language for revisions to state plans.

7. Attend and facilitate meetings as determined by NE DHHS staff. Meeting facilitation is a frequent task to accomplish our evaluation and strategic planning work. See the end of Table 4: Project Timeline for anticipated attendance at Olmstead advisory committee meetings. Meetings are also expected to take place as we gather input into various parts of the project, including for the work to be completed for all five deliverables detailed in Section 1.d: Detailed Project Work Plan. Examples of how we work with project partners are described in Attachment A, responses to questions 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8.

8. Participate in monthly coordination touch-base meetings with NE DHHS. Meeting monthly with funders is a regular part of our project operations. See the end of Table 4:

Project Timeline for anticipated monthly meetings with NE DHHS staff.

b. Proposed Development Approach

NUPPC typically uses a participatory evaluation approach. Participatory evaluation is a collaborative approach where program staff, community members, and interest holders actively engage in designing, conducting, and interpreting project assessments. This approach empowers those most impacted by policies to shape evaluation questions and use the results. NUPPC evaluators utilize this input to shape the data collection, analysis, interpretation of results, and development of recommendations from the evaluation.

The University of Nebraska Public Policy Center (NUPPC) will develop an evaluation plan, including the collection and monitoring of evaluation indicators, providing updates on activities and assessments completed. We will develop survey and assessment tools to identify successes, barriers to progress, and recommended revisions, while providing technical assistance to NE DHHS and the Olmstead advisory committee throughout the revision process. We will produce succinct, usable documentation, working collaboratively with NE DHHS partners on planning and evaluation. Dr. Stacey Hoffman and Dr. Kurt Mantonya will lead the NUPPC team, which will include members familiar with the required methodologies.

NUPPC will submit the Evaluation Plan to the University of Nebraska Institutional Review Board (IRB) for a determination on whether this evaluation will be considered human subjects research. If determined to be human subjects research, NUPPC will submit the evaluation procedures for IRB approval. Regardless of determination, NUPPC will provide HIPAA compliant consent forms and use de-identified data for all participant-level data to protect privacy. All individuals in a position to obtain consent from participants will be trained.

NUPPC will achieve this through implementation of the work plan which includes all required components: evaluation design, data collection and completion of an evaluation report, evaluation dissemination, technical assistance to convert evaluation recommendations to concrete revisions to the Olmstead Plan, and a final report containing recommended structural or language changes to the Nebraska Olmstead Plan. See Section 2d Detailed Project Workplan.

c. Technical Requirements

See Attachment A.

d. Detailed Project Work Plan

NUPPC will work closely with NE DHHS to evaluate the Olmstead Plan, make change recommendations, and develop a revision strategy. Work will be organized around the five deliverables identified in the RFP. Across all five, NUPPC will attend and facilitate meetings with program staff, partner agencies, and stakeholders as determined by NE DHHS, complete a monthly touch-base with NE DHHS to share insights and progress, and provide technical assistance for recommended plan changes and revisions.

1. Data Collection and Evaluation Plan. In consultation with NE DHHS staff, NUPPC will develop an evaluation plan including the collection and monitoring of evaluation indicators, updates on activities and assessments completed, and survey and assessment tool development and revision. NUPPC will then conduct interviews and focus groups with program staff, partners, and stakeholders to evaluate plan successes, systemic challenges, and opportunities for plan revision, covering all seven goals of the Plan. Interview / focus group protocols will be informed by the survey that will be completed as part of the activities for Deliverable 2. Interviews / focus groups will initially be scheduled with persons identified by NE DHHS; we will then use a snowball sampling method, asking interview / focus group participants to suggest others we should interview. These additional names will be shared with NE DHHS for approval prior to scheduling additional interviews / focus groups. Interview / focus group discussions will be recorded and transcribed with participants’ permission.

Transcriptions will be analyzed and results included in the Evaluation Report (Deliverable 2).

2. Olmstead Plan Evaluation Report. NUPPC will work with NE DHHS to develop surveys and other assessment tools to collect additional information to complete the Evaluation Report beyond the interviews / focus groups included in Deliverable 1.

Activities to produce the report include:

a. Reviewing and analyzing program records and subrecipient reports

b. Analyzing strategic plan goals and reporting on progress

c. Collecting outcome and performance measures via surveys and existing programmatic data. Performance measures utilizing existing data will be monitored and reports produced periodically throughout the project (anticipated to be quarterly, but timing will be coordinated with NE DHHS). The survey will be delivered in multiple formats (online, paper, etc.) to ensure accessibility. Survey results will be used to revise and finalize interview / focus group questions (Deliverable 1).

Results from the above items plus the interviews / focus groups will be incorporated into the Evaluation Report, and used to develop draft recommendations for Olmstead Plan revisions that will inform development of draft language in Deliverable 4. NUPPC will provide a draft Evaluation Report to DHHS for consultation and coordinated revisions prior to submission of the final report on or before May 1, 2028.

3. Communications Plan and Supporting Materials. In consultation with NE DHHS, NUPPC will develop a communications plan and supporting materials to disseminate evaluation findings. Supporting materials could include success stories, presentations, infographics, fact sheets, and impact statements. The communications plan will be finalized and delivered to NE DHHS on or before July 1, 2028. After the communications plan is finalized and approved by NE DHHS, we will develop the supporting communications materials. We will present the evaluation and its results to various interest holder groups as requested and in consultation with NE DHHS. All communications materials will be delivered to NE DHHS by the end of the project period, for use as NE DHHS deems appropriate.

4. Olmstead Plan Revision Recommendation Draft Language. NUPPC will provide technical assistance to NE DHHS and the Olmstead advisory committee in making recommended changes and revisions to the Plan, facilitating a process to develop language for the recommended revisions identified through the evaluation Deliverable

2. This may require scheduling meetings in addition to the quarterly meetings of the advisory committee. NUPPC will develop agendas and materials for these meetings.

5. Summary of Technical Assistance and Final Recommendations. NUPPC will prepare a summary of technical assistance meetings and minutes, and a final report summarizing the strategic plan analysis and recommended structural or language changes for NE DHHS to provide to the Legislature. Recommendations will be based on results of the evaluation (Deliverables 1 & 2) and on discussion by the Olmstead advisory committee of these evaluation results, along with specific changes identified by the advisory committee (Deliverable 4). The final recommendations report, as well as a summary of the technical assistance meetings, will be provided to NE DHHS by the end of the contract period.

6. Meetings with NE DHHS and Olmstead Advisory Committee. NUPPC plans to meet monthly with DHHS to report on project progress and receive input on project activities. NUPPC will also attend the quarterly meetings of the Olmstead advisory committee.

Please see Table 4 for a detailed timeline. Meetings required for project completion are included at the end of the table after the activities to complete deliverables.

Table 4. Project Timeline

Deliverable Project Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Deliverable 1: Data Collection and Evaluation Plan 1.i Evaluation plan Develop & finalize evaluation plan with NE

DHHS

X X X

1.ii Interviews and focus groups

Draft initial protocols X X X Finalize protocols informed by survey results X

Schedule initial dates & send invitations X X X

Conduct initial interviews/focus groups X X X

Schedule and conduct new interviews based on snowball sampling

X X

Analyze interviews/focus groups X X X

Deliverable 2: Olmstead Plan Evaluation Report 2.i Review records and subrecipient reports

Deliverable Project Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Receive records & reports from NE DHHS X

Analyze records & reports X X X X X 2.ii Provide Draft Plan Evaluation Report to NE

DHHS

Write draft recommendations based on evaluation inputs

X

Review recommendations with NE DHHS and finalize for use in evaluation report

X

Write draft report X X X X Submit draft to NE DHHS X Incorporate NE DHHS feedback & finalize report X

Deliver report to NE DHHS by May 1, 2028 (project month 21)

X

2.iii Strategic plan analysis & recommended revisions

Review strategic plan X X Analyze progress toward goals X X X X

Use all evaluation inputs to develop recommended revisions

X X

2.iv Outcome and performance measure monitoring and reporting

Develop performance indicator report format for programmatic data

X

Receive programmatic data from NE DHHS (quarterly or as coordinated with NE

DHHS)

X X X X X X X

Deliver regular performance indicator reports to NE DHHS

X X X X X X X

Schedule survey data collection X

Develop multiple survey formats for accessibility X X

Distribute survey & collect data X X X

Analyze survey data X X X X Deliverable 3: Communications Plan and Supporting Materials 3.i Develop communications plan supporting materials

Develop communications plan in collaboration with

NE DHHS

X X X

Finalize and deliver communications plan by July 1, 2028 (project month 23)

X

Develop supporting communications materials X X X X X

Provide presentations as needed X X X X

Deliver all materials to NE

DHHS X

Deliverable 4: Olmstead Plan Revision Recommendation Draft Language 4.i Provide TA to DHHS and advisory committee on plan changes / revisions

Develop meeting agendas X X X X X X Develop meeting materials, including structuring discussion of recommended changes

X X X X X X

Facilitate meetings X X X X X Deliverable 5: Summary of Technical Assistance and Final Recommendations 5.i TA meeting summaries and minutes

Provide TA meeting summaries & minutes to

NE DHHS

X X X X X

5.ii Final report on revisions to Olmstead Plan

Draft report on Olmstead Plan revisions X X

Revise report X Finalize report and deliver to NE DHHS X

6. Meetings with NE DHHS and Olmstead Advisory Committee Quarterly Advisory Committee Meetings 1 X X X X X X X X

Monthly touch-base with

DHHS X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

e. Deliverables and Due Dates

Between September 2026 and August 2028, the NUPPC will design and implement a rigorous evaluation of the Nebraska Olmstead Plan, disseminate information from that evaluation, and provide technical assistance and final recommendations to NE DHHS for Plan revision. This process will produce the following key deliverables on or before their due dates:

• Deliverable 1. Evaluation Plan: Within 90 days of the project start date

• Deliverable 2. Evaluation Report: May 1, 2028

• Deliverable 3. Communications Plan: July 1, 2028

• Deliverable 4. Technical Assistance meetings complete: before final day of the contract

• Deliverable 5. Final Recommendations and Technical Assistance Summary: Final day of contract (anticipated to be August 31, 2028)

1 Meetings dates are subject to the advisory committee schedule.

Attachment A Technical Requirements

RFP 125999 O3

Nebraska Olmstead Plan Evaluation

1. Provide a narrative of the bidder's experience evaluating state Olmstead plans or similar, including the use of quantitative and qualitative methods as well as using continuous quality improvement approaches or…