(RFP) for Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) - Texas Health and ...

Table of Contents
1. General Information ............................................................................................................4
1.1. Scope............................................................................................................... 4
1.2. HHSC Point of Contact .................................................................................... 5
1.3. Procurement Schedule .................................................................................... 5
1.4. Mission Statement ........................................................................................... 5
1.5. Mission Objectives ........................................................................................... 6
1.6. Background...................................................................................................... 7
1.7 Strategic Elements......................................................................................... 11
1.8 Legal and Regulatory Constraints.................................................................. 12
1.9 HHSC Amendments and Announcements Regarding this RFP..................... 14
1.10 RFP Cancellation/Partial Award/Non-Award.................................................. 14
1.11 Right to Reject Proposals or Portions of Proposals ....................................... 14
1.12 Costs Incurred................................................................................................ 14
1.13 Protest Procedures ........................................................................................ 15
1.14 Interpretive Conventions ................................................................................ 15
1.15 Agreement to Accept and Abide by the RFP and RFP Process..................... 15
2. Project Schedule/Scope of Work and General Requirements ......................................16
2.1 Project Schedule............................................................................................ 16
2.2 Project Scope................................................................................................. 16
2.3 Contractor Responsibilities ............................................................................ 16
2.4 State Responsibilities..................................................................................... 24
2.5 Performance Measures and Associated Remedies ....................................... 24
2.6 Location of Services....................................................................................... 25
2.7 Contract Turnover Requirements................................................................... 25
2.8 Turnover Services.......................................................................................... 25
2.9 Post-Turnover Services.................................................................................. 26
3. General Instructions and Proposal Requirements ........................................................26
3.1 Vendor Conference........................................................................................ 26
3.2 Questions and Comments.............................................................................. 26
3.3 Modification or Withdrawal of Proposal.......................................................... 27
3.4 News Releases .............................................................................................. 27
3.5 Incomplete Proposals .................................................................................... 27
3.6 State Use of Ideas ......................................................................................... 27
3.7 Property of the State ...................................................................................... 28
3.8 Copyright Restriction...................................................................................... 28
3.9 Additional Information .................................................................................... 28
3.10 Multiple Responses........................................................................................ 28
3.11 No Joint Proposals......................................................................................... 28
3.12 Use of Subcontractors ................................................................................... 28
3.13 Texas Public Information Act ......................................................................... 28
3.14 Instructions for Submitting Proposals............................................................. 29
3.15 Format and Content ....................................................................................... 30
4. Historically Underutilized Business Participation .........................................................41
4.1 Introduction......................................................................................................... 41
4.2 HHSC’s Administrative Rules ............................................................................. 41
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