InterRAI Assessment Evaluation

The State of Nebraska, Department of Administrative Services, State Purchasing Bureau is soliciting proposals for InterRAI Assessment Evaluation consulting services under solicitation 127870 O5, with proposals due December 9, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Time via Microsoft Teams. Preference consideration is afforded to resident disabled veterans and businesses located in designated Nebraska enterprise zones.

The scope covers expert consulting and technical support for the interRAI suite of assessments, including interRAI Intellectual Disability (interRAI-ID), interRAI Child and Youth Mental Health - Developmental Disabilities (interRAI ChYMH-DD), and the ChYMH-DD Adolescent Supplement (ChYMH-DD-AS). The contract spans an initial five-month term with five deliverables: a Project Work Plan and Data Request due within 30 calendar days of contract commencement; a Current-State and Preliminary Findings Report due by end of Month 2; a Data Analysis and Peer-State Review Report due by end of Month 3; Recommended Algorithms, Methodologies, and Implementation Recommendations due by end of Month 4; and a Final Evaluation Report and Presentation due by end of Month 5. The State reserves the right to extend the contract by mutual agreement and may use the resulting contract for up to two years from Intent to Award posting if additional vendors are needed or the initial contract is cancelled.

Evaluation occurs across three categories: Corporate Overview (30 points), Technical Response (60 points), and Cost (10 points), totaling 100 points, with an optional Vendor Demonstrations component adding up to 20 additional points for a maximum of 120 points. Cost points use a competitive formula where the lowest realistic cost receives maximum points and all others receive proportional points. Mandatory requirements include Corporate Overview, Technical Response, completed Cost Sheet, Solicitation Sections II through IV, and a signed Contractual Agreement Form; non-responsive proposals are excluded from evaluation.

All prices must be quoted net and F.O.B. destination, inclusive of transportation and delivery charges prepaid by the vendor, with no additional packing or partial-delivery charges permitted. Prices remain fixed from opening until contract termination. The vendor must obtain authorization to transact business in Nebraska and provide Certificates of Insurance covering Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence), Commercial Automobile Liability ($1 million combined single limit), Workers' Compensation at statutory limits, Professional Liability ($1 million per claim/aggregate), and Cyber Liability ($5 million) before commencing work. Written questions are due November 5, 2026. The State retains all rights to deliverables and intellectual property developed under the contract.