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RFP #180000022: Develop a search tool that finds program applications across multiple benefits systems.
License: Other
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Section 3.02 Requirements
What are the requirements for a backend API to unify MCI, ARIES, EIS, and provide SSO? Are there any documents proposing what methods and functionality would be available on the completed, unified API?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment D
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The IT requirements specify an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) that must be used for data exchange interfaces. Please confirm that the ESB is required to interface with EIS, ARIES and the MCI.
David Hollenbach, DSoft Technology
Section 3.06
Given a 4 month PoP, what are the contingencies if the vendor has difficulty obtaining access to the ARIES system as identified in the risks table?
Forrest Desjardins - Tech Lead at ResourceDataInc
Prototype Findings - Other Questions / Considerations
The prototype findings document mentions that latency may be a concern. We have some related questions:
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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How we work
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The section “Accepting Vendor Work” in “How we Work” specifies standards that are not listed. What standards does it refer to?
We have a new procurement opportunity we are working on.
This is a great opportunity and we are looking for feedback/suggestions/questions on this draft version of an upcoming RFP. Come join us in the newly created repo. info below:
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), Division of Public Assistance (DPA) is searching for a partner to develop and implement a MAGI Medicaid Automated Renewal Process.
The eligibility system currently processes eligibility for MAGI Medicaid but is growing to support all existing public assistance programs. This system has over 400 internal users, an externally facing self-service portal, a connection to the federally facilitated healthcare marketplace, and currently issues MAGI Medicaid for over 200,000 Alaskans.
What we're planning to achieve as a result of this acquisition:
• Development of an automated process allowing for renewal of the appropriate MAGI Medicaid clients without eligibility worker intervention
• Reduction of the automated notices that are mailed to MAGI Medicaid clients with an upcoming renewal
• Lowering the overall costs DPA pays for postage services via a reduction in unneeded automated notices
• Ensuring that the solution meets all federally mandated and State of Alaska mandated security requirements
• Ensuring that the solution meets all federally required outcome-based certification criteria
• Ensuring that user centered design principles are followed
• Simplifying the experience for MAGI Medicaid recipients to renew their Medicaid benefits
DHSS is looking for a partner that can work in a similar way to how we work
More information about this RFP can be found here
Note these documents are draft versions, and we are looking for your feedback and questions before we finalize and post the official RFP package.
We ask that you submit your questions or feedback on this RFP by creating an issue on the Aries Automated Renewals RFP GitHub Repository
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment A
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Additional Requirements specify 18F open source policy, accessibility guidelines and API standards. Can these be provided to us or are they available online?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sect 3.02 Requirements
What internal applications will need to be integrated either immediately or down the line?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Section 2 & 3
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If an offeror's examples are for projects completed for other State of Alaska agencies, will references to their source code repositories be sufficient or will screenshots still be necessary? i.e. the source code is already in the possession of the State of Alaska.
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment D
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Additionally, the requirements specify the MCI must be used for any person demographics. Does that mean the person search tool must get all the information from the MCI? If so, does the MCI already contain this information or do we need to modify the interfaces or data sources?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment D
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There are several references to an application lifecycle management (ALM) solution being specified in Attachment D. The term ALM is not used in the attachment. Please specify what tool is being used.
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment A
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Attachment A (DHSS IT REQUIREMENTS) specifically details Security requirements and mentions Attachments G and H. When are these attachments going to be available to offerors?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Section 2 & 3
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Can DHSS better explain the process of keeping EIS client and case records synchronized between Master Client Index and ARIES?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Section 2 & 3
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Of the three systems mentioned in the high level overview (Master Client Index, ARIES, or EIS) does one have authority over the other(s)?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Section 2 & 3
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Can DHSS explain what program information the search application will need to retrieve from the Master Client Index which does not already exist in EIS or ARIES?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment D
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RFP refers to SSO or current authentication scheme. The DHSS IT Requirements specify that DHSS IT staff is responsible for federated authentication and non-employee authentication directories. Please clarify how authentication will be handled and who will be responsible for implementation.
After further review of the RFP, the Alaska team is going to shift the verbal interviews back a week so that there is sufficient time to review the written proposals prior to the interviews.
Verbal interviews will take place the week of December 4 - December 8 instead of starting on November 30. The estimated date for award will also be shifted to later in December. Amendment 2 will update the procurement schedule to account for these changes.
update
section 3.01 from The State of Alaska will provide documentation on how to access data sources with the incorrect link to link to the repo at (https://github.com/AlaskaDHSS/RFP-Search-Unification/blob/master/4-Prototype-Findings.md)
update
update section 4.08 from "Offerors should note that the State will be asking technical questions during the verbal presentation, so non-technical personnel may not need to attend." change to "Offerors should note that the State will be asking technical questions during the verbal presentation. Participants will also be asked questions related to project management (section 4.04)."
update
update QAP language "The contractor shall perform all work required in a satisfactory manner in accordance with the requirements of the PWS" change to "The contractor shall perform all work required in a satisfactory manner in accordance with the requirements of the RFP"
update
update all instances of "Alaska prevailing time" in 1.03, 1.04, and 1.06 to "Alaska Standard Time"
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 4.04
As a result of the User Research, what are you most interested to find out about the users?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
sec 3.02 Requirements, sec 3.05 Personnel
Are there any preferred front-end frameworks or technologies?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 3.02 Requirements
What types of 3rd party integration will be needed either immediately or down the line?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 3.02 Requirements
Is there any documentation detailing network topology and any needed software or configuration to connect to MCI, ARIES, and EIS such as VPN clients, certificates, etc? How are staging/testing versions of these databases set up and how closely do they approximate the real world environment?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 4.04
On the business model canvas, you reference the KPI of "12 applications per day per eligibility technician." Is this a long-term goal or a short-term goal? What methods do you plan to use to collect this type of quantitative user data?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 4.04
How many users will be available for usability testing throughout the sprints and do you anticipate that we will be able to do short notice scheduling to accommodate rapid design sprint processes?
David Hollenbach, DSoft Technology
Section 3.02
The additional requirements section stipulates the vendor will not directly create/update/delete data. However, the risks table identifies this functionality. Will you expect the vendor for this first module to research / prototype writing data back as part of the overall data API?
Lynda Hefner, Business Development
Sec. 1.08 Item (e) Federal Requirements
Instructions state, "The offeror must identify all known federal requirements that apply to the proposal, the evaluation, or the contract."
We are unclear what Item (e) requires from offerors. Is the State requiring offerors to search for all federal requirements this RFP is subject to, including your evaluation and contract process, and then list these requirements?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Section 3
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Please detail the location and number of support and operation team members the contractor shall ensure are properly trained. Section 3.02
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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How we work
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We'll need to update the readme with the new dates once we release the RFP.
3.01
In section 3.01, there is a reference to additional documentation but the URL does not seem to take the reader to the referenced documents, as follows: "The State of Alaska will provide documentation on how to access data sources, describe existing authentication systems, and discuss how to continuously deploy work to a staging environment." Can you provide these?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Attachment D
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Please confirm if the section Security Controls and specifically the development of a complete State Security Plan Framework is in scope of this solicitation.
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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How we work
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In the Definition of Done contained in "How We Work" the number of minimum real users is not defined. Please provide an estimate of the number of users anticipated.
Will the selected vendor be allowed to use the .NET technologies to build the system or should the vendor be using only open source technologies to build the solution?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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How we work & Section 3
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Product team listed in “How we Work” does not include 18F. What role will 18F fulfill during the execution of the project?
David Hollenbach, DSoft Technology
QAP
Which 508 Standards automated scanner is used? Will DHSS provide a copy of Veracode to the vendor to scan the application?
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Chris Letterman, Wostmann & Associates
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Section 2 & 3
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Can DHSS confirm the integration between ARIES and the Master Client Index is using SOAP? Are there other methods which Multi-Vue supports?
Lynda Hefner, Business Development
7-page limitation language: The following sections specifically state, "...is included as part of your seven-page limitation."
Based on current instructions, are the following sections not subject to the seven-page limitation?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 7.14 Section 508 Compliance
NQA typically tests to WCAG 2.0 AA standards. These standards fully encompass Section 508 and go beyond them in some cases. Is testing to WCAG 2.0 AA acceptable for this project?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 4.04
How has user research been documented up to this point? Is there any synthesis that already exists?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 4.04
What types of security measures will we need to put in place during the user research? We assume there is sensitive and personal information involved in this system from Alaskans. What types of limits to data collection can we expect during the user research phase?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 3.02 Requirements
Is there a specific device/screenreader/browser scope that is desired for QA testing?
Michael Falkner, The Nerdery
Sec 4.04
What user segments do you anticipate needing to do user research with?
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