Other documents that may be relevant to the procurement are available as follows: OBRA 1989, PL 101-239 – Available at: NM State Library – 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, NM Supreme Court Law Library – http://www.law.cornell.edu/ 25 U.S.C. 1601 et. Seq. – Available at: NM State Library – 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, NM Supreme Court Law Library – 237 Don Gaspar, http://www.law.cornell.edu/ Balanced Budget Act of 1997 - Available at: NM State Library – 1209 Camino Carlos Rey, New Mexico Administrative Code (NMAC) 1.4.1 State Procurement Code Regulations New Mexico Statutes, Chapter 13 Public Purchases and Property II. CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE PROCUREMENT This section of the RFP contains the schedule for the procurement, describes the major procurement events and the conditions governing the procurement. A. PROCUREMENT SCHEDULE The following schedule shall be followed in the procurement of the services described in this RFP. HSD will attempt to perform all activities on or about the date described, however, the dates are subject to change at the discretion of HSD: Action Responsibility Date * 1. Issue of RFP Agency March 21, 2014 2. Distribution List Response Agency March 27, 2014 3. Pre-Proposal Conference Potential Offerors March 27, 2014 4. Deadline To Submit Additional Questions Potential Offerors April 3, 2014 5. Response to Written Questions Agency April 10, 2014
The EQRO will develop the scoring criteria that will be used to determine each score on the scale for each standard and substandard to be scored. This must specify the level of performance that would result in a particular numeric score. The scoring criteria must be approved by HSD. Detailed Procedures and Forms to be Used for Measurement and Scoring The EQR will develop the detailed procedures, forms, and guidelines for the evaluator that will be used to perform the evaluations of MCO performance against the quality standards. These documents must be approved by HSD. Conduct and Report In response to a Letter of Direction, the EQRO will measure and score the performance of each managed care contractor against all applicable managed care standards. This will be done by applying the Measurement and Scoring Methodology that was developed in accordance with Section V above. Normally the compliance performance of more than one MCO for the same population will be evaluated to allow comparison of performance among MCOs. When this is done, the EQRO will ensure that the compliance performance measured is for the same time period for all MCOs. A complete review of a single MCO against all or specified applicable standards and the written report of that review constitutes a single unit of work for reimbursement purposes. The content and format of the report will be proposed by the EQRO and approved by HSD before performance measurements begin. (D) Follow-Up Review and Performance Measurement Activity From time to time, HSD may direct the EQRO to perform an ad hoc review or performance measurement activity. This may be in many different forms. Among these are the following: Follow-up Reviews Related to the Activity Described in Section V; Focused Measurement of Performance Applied to any Combination of the Following, including but not limited to: (a) Specific standard or set of standards; (b) Special defined population of members; (c) Specific age or other demographic group; (d) Specific geographic area;