Part 4 - Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

RFP MED-12-001 | Technical ProposalIowa Medicaid Enterprise System Service Procurement | MMIS and Core MMIS OperationsPhasesConversion DesignConversion Development and TestParallel and User Acceptance TestReview and ApprovalScope and RequirementsInterface Testing and OperationsIT SupportDepartment Responsibilities• Assist in identifying source(s) of data and determining the primary source or system of record• Provide, or assist in the process to provide, existing system documentation and data dictionary for data requiredto be converted• Respond in a timely manner to Team Noridian's inquiries and requests for clarification related to data mappingand system conversion requirements• Provide the layouts, field definitions, field range values, and definitions at the early stages of the project afterproviding initial documentation, if not previously provided or available from another source• Help Team Noridian understand the primary key of the feed and the relationship to other feeds• Review, provide feedback, and approve data mapping rules.• Assist in the identification, review, and approval of data cleansing and correction rules• Resolve or coordinate resolution of data correction issues and missing referential values in a timely manner• Provide legacy data from the incumbent within sixty (60) days of the contract award.• Coordinate all communications and additional data gathering between Team Noridian and the currentcontractor(s)• Participate in testing• Monitor the performance of Parallel and User Acceptance Testing• Approve all routines for data conversion before final application to the production version of the system• Report data conversion defects and issues in a timely manner as laid out in the Risk and Issue Management Planand System Test Plan• Review, provide feedback on, and approve Data Conversion Test Results• The Department shall review requirement and design documents and specifications regarding changes to theinterface, in a timely manner, and provide comments/feedback for correction• The Department shall participate in any discussions to resolve issues and address comments and feedbackraised• The Department shall approve all requirement and design documents and specifications regarding changes to theinterfaces, upon successful completion of all reviews and corrections of any comments and feedback provided• The Department shall approve all interfaces, after successful testing, before they are implemented• The Department shall provide scope and requirements for each interface indicated in the RFP• The Department shall provide any periodic changes, if any, to the requirements and scope for these interfaces• The Department shall make requests for any new interfaces that may be required and provide the scope andrequirements for such new interfaces• The Department shall make Department staff available for collaborative sessions in accordance with the agreeduponIntegration test schedule• The Department shall participate in collaborative sessions to schedule and orchestrate testing sessions• The Department shall provide sample data input data files; consume sample outputs produced from the MMISsystem; and validate the structure and data• The Department shall provide support for corrective actions to interface files, layouts, and parameters• The Department shall provide credentials and test interfaces for operational readiness through tests to accessFTP sites; create and delete submitted files; and verify ability to retrieve posted files• The Department shall provide inputs to the interfaces operational schedule• The Department shall provide IT support staff to assist in establishing a network link between Team Noridian’snetwork and the Department’s network• The Department shall provide IT support staff to provide ongoing support, help troubleshoot issues, and maintainuptime of the network link between Team Noridian’s network and the Department’s networkFigure 8-32. Specific Responsibilities of the Department within Our Collaborative Analysis andDesign Methodology.8.3.1.2 Contractor ResponsibilitiesRFP Section 6.3.1.28.3.1.2.1 Review and Analysis of System and Operational RequirementsRFP Section 6.3.1.2, Requirements a through e, and o through qTeam Noridian is ultimately responsible for the RSD, DSD, RTM, Conversion Plan, Test ManagementPlan, Business Continuity Plan, Disaster Recovery Plan and Configuration Management Plan activitiesand deliverables under the analysis and design. The RFP has included specific contractor responsibilitiesto complete this task successfully, including:8 | 57