****Amendment # 1, posted on 7/29/15, serves to answer questions submitted by interested parties.  Please  note all reference to RFP # 160000002 should be replaced with the new RFP # 2016-0600-3245.(Please see Amendment # 1).  ****

The Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Senior and Disabilities Services is seeking a Contractor to provide consulting services to State Medicaid agencies on behavioral health, senior, and disabilities services.  The Contractor will be tasked with drafting a comprehensive implementation plan for a 1915(i) State Plan Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Benefit and a 1915(k) Community First Choice (CFC) option. The Contractor (directly or through subcontract) will require subject matter experts in developmental disabilities, Alzheimer's Disease and related dementias, brain injuries, and severe mental illness. The project is a joint collaboration of DHSS, the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, the Alaska Commission on Aging, the Alaska Mental Health Board, the Advisory Board on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the Governor's Council on Disabilities & Special Education, and the Alaska Brain Injury Network. A steering committee has been formed to identify and work with the Contractor. Proposal development/evaluation, contract review, and ongoing project activities will be jointly administrated by the steering committee. Work under this contract must be completed by July 1, 2016. Implementation of both options must be accomplished by July 1, 2017.

Issue Date: July 14, 2015

Deadline for receipt of proposals: August 4, 2015 @ 2:00 pm, Alaska Prevailing Time.   Faxed or oral proposals are not acceptable. An offeror’s failure to submit a proposal prior to the deadline will cause the proposal to be disqualified. Late proposals or amendments will not be opened or accepted for evaluation.

Important Notice: If you received this solicitation from the State of Alaska’s “Online Public Notice” web site, you must register with the Procurement Officer listed in this document to receive subsequent amendments. Failure to contact the procurement officer may result in the rejection of your offer.

• RFP 06 160000002 

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