NCDHHS is seeking a contractor to provide Advanced Planning development, support and other documentation required for the planning, implementation, and operations activities in support of the NC Medicaid, MES Program.

The Advanced Planning Writer develops Advanced Planning Documents, and other documentation required for the planning, implementation, and operations activities in support of NC Medicaid. This role leads the APD kickoff, review, and closeout meetings, reviews and provides feedback on NC FAST APDs, drafts CMS submittal letters and ties together all associated areas including business engagement, stakeholder management, project management, and technical liaising. Additionally, the APW collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, project teams, technical teams, vendors,contract and budget offices, and other key stakeholders to develop APDs to support the NC Medicaid, Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) Program.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill	Required /Desired	Amount	of Experience
Advanced Planning Document Development.	Highly desired	3	Years
Expert working knowledge in Medicaid Eligibility, NC FAST and/or HHS.	Highly desired	5	Years
Expert experience executing against multiple priorities/projects.	Required	5	Years
Proficient use of project collaboration and tracking tools (Microsoft Project Suite, MS Teams, Zoom, etc.)	Required	5	Years
Ability to interpret Medicaid and NC FAST policies to ensure compliance with CMS regulations.	Highly desired	5	Years
Expert level communication skills, both verbal and written.	Required	5	Years
Demonstrated project management, training and facilitating experience.	Required	5	Years
Demonstrated stakeholder engagement and collaboration experience.	Required	5	Years
Ability to create and deliver PowerPoint presentations, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).	Highly desired	5	Years
Prior RFP, RFI, grant or contract experience.	Highly desired	3	Years

Questions

No.	Question
Question1	Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question2	Please list candidate’s email address.
Question3	Please indicate how soon this candidate is available to start work. Vendors are encouraged to submit candidates that are available for the duration of the assignment.
Question4	Vendor must disclose to the agency if the candidate will be subcontracted at the time of submission. Do you accept this requirement?
Question5	Vendor must notify the agency if any portion of the requirements listed in this task order are to be outsourced to other countries. Do you accept this requirement?
Question6	Candidates submitted above the rate of - will not be considered. Do you accept this requirement?
Question7	Payment for all approved hours will be paid at the straight hourly rate regardless of the total hours worked by the engaged resource. It is the responsibility of the supplier to adhere to any applicable compensation laws including payment for overtime hours. Do you accept this requirement?
Question8	Please confirm you have thoroughly validated, and attest to the accuracy of, the credentials listed throughout this candidate’s VectorVMS profile and resume pursuant to Section 5.2.5 of ITS-009440. Do you confirm?