Washington Columbia & Company Pre-Proposal Network Opportunities Form

This is a Pre-Proposal Network Opportunities Form submission for RFP 27-88343, issued by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration's Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning, seeking managed care organizations to provide statewide Medicaid services across four programs—Hoosier Healthwise, Healthy Indiana Plan, Hoosier Care Connect, and Indiana PathWays for Aging—serving approximately 1.5 million Hoosiers. The submission was completed by Washington Columbia & Company, represented by Dan Washington (Founder), with a mailing address of 3815 River Crossing Parkway, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46240. The Pre-Proposal Network Opportunities Form was submitted by the September 10, 2026, 1:30 PM Eastern Time deadline via email to rfp@idoa.in.gov. The overall RFP has a proposal deadline of November 6, 2026, with a pre-proposal conference scheduled for September 10, 2026. The contract term is four years with two optional one-year renewals available, for a potential total of six years.

The contract encompasses approximately $4.9 billion in estimated base capitation across all programs for the initial rating period, with detailed PMPM rates varying by program and beneficiary population. Mandatory requirements include current MCO service in at least one state and a minimum of five years of prior MCO experience, Indiana licensure as a health maintenance organization, NCQA accreditation by contract start or no later than the end of the second full calendar year, and administrative offices located within five miles of the Indiana Government Center in Indianapolis. The evaluation criteria total 90 points (91 with bonus), including a mandatory Buy Indiana Initiative preference offering 5 points and an Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business subcontracting goal of 3 percent. Contractors must maintain minimum Risk Based Capital ratios of 300 percent per NAIC standards, obtain fidelity bond and professional liability insurance, and purchase commercial reinsurance with specified attachment points and co-insurance caps.