SECTION II PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS The objective of the Proposal Submission Requirements section is to provide Vendors with the information required to submit a response to this Request for Proposal (RFP). A Vendor who has responded to previous RFPs issued by ITS should not assume that the requirements are the same, as changes may have been made. Failure to follow any instruction within this RFP may, at the State’s sole discretion, result in the disqualification of the Vendor’s proposal. The State has no obligation to locate or acknowledge any information in the Vendor’s proposal that is not presented under the appropriate outline according to these instructions and in the proper location. The Vendor’s proposal must be received, in writing, by the office of ITS by the date and time specified. ITS is not responsible for any delays in delivery or expenses for the development or delivery of proposals. Any proposal received after proposal opening time will be returned unopened. Any proposal received with insufficient postage will be returned unopened. Proposals or alterations by fax, e-mail, or phone will not be accepted. Original signatures are required on one copy of the Submission Cover Sheet and Configuration Summary, and the Vendor’s original submission must be clearly identified as the original. The Vendor’s original proposal must include the Proposal Bond, (if explicitly required in Section IV). ITS reserves the to reject any proposals, including those with exceptions, prior to and at any time during negotiations. ITS reserves the to waive any defect or irregularity in any proposal procedure. The Vendor may intersperse their response following each RFP specification but must not otherwise alter or rekey any of the original text of this RFP. If the State determines that the Vendor has altered any language in the original RFP, the State may, in its sole discretion, disqualify the Vendor from further consideration. The RFP issued by ITS is the official version and will supersede any conflicting RFP language submitted by the Vendor. The Vendor must conform to the following standards in the preparation of the Vendor’s proposal: The Vendor is required to submit one clearly marked original response and eleven (11)eleven (11) identical copy/copies of the complete proposal, including all sections and exhibits, in binders. To prevent opening by unauthorized individuals, all copies of the proposal must be sealed in the package. A label containing the information on the
Vendors may list any questions or items needing clarification discovered in the week prior to the proposal opening in a written format at the beginning of the proposal binder or in the comment section for the individual offering. Does the Vendor certify that they have reviewed a copy of the ITS amendments for RFPs as above stated? (A yes or no answer is required.)
ADDITIONAL COST PER PROVIDER CG-CAHPS Program Category Cost per Additional Provider or per Additional of Providers Two-Wave Mail Methodology: Annual Sampling of > 450 providers $ TRAINING Description Cost Per Person Extended Cost On-Site Training for 2 System Administrators $ $ On-Site Training for 5 $ $ Off-site Training (Section VII, Item 6.11) $ $ Available Training Opportunities (Section VII, Item 6.12) $ $ Total Training Cost: $ $