Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 755 - PAYMENT OF ELIGIBLE CLAIMS OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT EMPLOYEES UNPAID BY MID-CONTINENT MEDICAL BENEFIT TRUST › Exhibit A - Request for Proposal

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS REQUESTING
				PROPOSALS TO FILL THE STATE'S NEEDS AS OUTLINED BELOW. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE
				PACKAGE AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
DESCRIPTION OF GOODS OR SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND CLAIMS ADJUDICATION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
				THE PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING HEALTH CARE COSTS OF SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION
				DISTRICT EMPLOYEES THAT WERE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE DISTRICTS'
				INSURANCE CARRIER, MID-CONTINENT MEDICAL BENEFIT TRUST.
SEND PROPOSALS TO:
IDENTIFY PROPOSAL AS:
ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHIEF, BUREAU OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
STATE FAIRGROUNDS
P.O. BOX 19281
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 62794-9281
CLAIMS ADJUDICATION PROPOSAL
PROJECT CONTACT:
CHIEF, BUREAU OF LAND AND WATER RESOURCES
PHONE: 217-782-2172
TDD: 1-800-524-6858
SUBMIT A SIGNED ORIGINAL AND 3 COPIES OF YOUR PROPOSAL IN A
				SEALED CONTAINER.
PROPOSAL DUE
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This package consists of: Instructions; General Information;
				Basic Contract Terms and Conditions; Detailed Specifications; Technical
				Proposal; Intent to Propose.
EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION DATE IS IMMEDIATE UPON
				SELECTION.
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
Claims Adjudication Services
for
Payment of Outstanding Health Care Costs
Administered by
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Issued by
State of Illinois
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land and Water Resources
Becky Doyle
Director
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section I
Bidding Process
Section II
Contract Terms and Conditions
Section III
Minimum Qualifications
Section IV
Background
Section V
Department and Vendor Responsibilities
Section VI
Technical Proposal
Section VII
Proposal Submittal Requirements
Section VIII
Certifications
CLAIMS ADJUDICATION PROPOSAL
Section I
Bidding Process
1.1 Type of Process
In the RFP process the Department intends to make an award to
				the responsible Vendor(s) whose proposal is determined to provide the best
				value to the Department. The Department's needs are well defined, and the
				responses will be evaluated in accordance with predetermined criteria. Although
				the evaluation may result in a need to clarify proposals or to request "best
				and finals" from those in the zone of contention, the proposal as submitted
				will generally be the basis upon which a decision to award is made.
A response to this RFP will be referred to as a
				proposal.
1.2 Submission of
			 Proposals
The date, time and address for submitting proposals are shown
				on the instructions page. Please follow these directions carefully. Failure to
				comply is cause for rejection of the proposal.
Proposals, including amendments, may be mailed or hand
				delivered; but in either case, must be actually received as specified.
				Proposals received late will be returned unopened.
Proposals must be submitted in typed or printed form. Each
				original proposal and each of the copies must be signed in ink by an authorized
				representative of the Vendor. Amendments shall be signed by the same person who
				signed the proposal unless another person has been given signature authority,
				which must be verified.
The following describes the format in which bid proposals must
				be presented. Utilization of a standard format will facilitate the evaluation
				process. Each proposal must contain, at a minimum, the following items and must
				be presented in the following sequence: (Please provide the level of detail
				requested.)
A. Agreement to Contract
			 Terms and Conditions (Section II)
B. Qualifications Documentation (Section III)
			 with signed Certifications (Section VIII)
C. State and Vendor Responsibilities (Section
			 V)
D. Technical Proposal -
			 Questionnaire and Responses (Section VI)
NOTE: Price information must be submitted in a separate
				envelope within the sealed container. Price information is not to be shown in
				any other part of the proposal.