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PAGE  State Of North dakota Department of Human Services 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325 Bismarck, ND, 58505-0250 Request for Proposal RFP # 325-05-10-18 Date of Issue: June 20, 2005 Independent Verification Validation Services For the North Dakota Medicaid Systems Replacement Project Geoff Lowe Procurement Officer Division of Information Technology Department of Human Services 600 East Boulevard Ave., Dept. 325 Bismarck, ND 58505 (701) 328-1647  This Page Intentionally Left Blank  Table of Contents Table of Contents  TOC \o 1-3 \h \z  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583164 Table of Contents  PAGEREF _Toc101583164 \h a  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583165 1 Introduction and Instructions  PAGEREF _Toc101583165 \h 1  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583166 1.1 DHS Overview  PAGEREF _Toc101583166 \h 1  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583167 1.2 Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA)  PAGEREF _Toc101583167 \h 1  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583168 1.3 Current Systems  PAGEREF _Toc101583168 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583169 1.4 Authority For This RFP  PAGEREF _Toc101583169 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583170 1.5 Glossary Of Terms And Acronyms  PAGEREF _Toc101583170 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583171 1.6 General Instructions  PAGEREF _Toc101583171 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583172 1.6.1 Assistance To Bidders With A Disability  PAGEREF _Toc101583172 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583173 1.6.2 Required Review  PAGEREF _Toc101583173 \h 2  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583174 1.6.3 Authorized Signature  PAGEREF _Toc101583174 \h 3  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583175 1.6.4 State Registration  PAGEREF _Toc101583175 \h 3  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583176 1.6.5 Joint Ventures  PAGEREF _Toc101583176 \h 3  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583177 1.6.6 Conflict Of Interest  PAGEREF _Toc101583177 \h 4  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583178 1.6.7 Offer Held Firm  PAGEREF _Toc101583178 \h 4  HYPERLINK \l _Toc101583179 1.6.8 Bidders Certification  PAGEREF _Toc101583179 \h 4  HYPE