Part 4 - Iowa Medicaid Enterprise

RFP MED-12-001 | Technical ProposalIowa Medicaid Enterprise System Service Procurement | MMIS and Core MMIS OperationsTeam Noridian's IT staff will be responsible for setting up the temporary office with telecommunications,local servers, printers, desktops, multi-function devices, and security systems. The temporary space TeamNoridian has identified in Des Moines will provide the Department with 10 dedicated parking spaces, andadditional sufficient parking for staff that attend meetings and testing at this facility.8.2.6.2.1 State ResponsibilitiesRFP Section 6.2.2.2.1, Requirements a and bTeam Noridian will provide to the Department our suggested location for approval. Team Noridian willprovide the Department a floor plan, similar to the sample one shown in Figure 8-8, a parking plan, and alist of equipment that will be in the temporary facility for the Department's approval.Figure 8-8. Sample Floor Plan. Team Noridian will provide a floor plan of the temporary facility to theDepartment for approval.8.2.6.2.2 Contractor ResponsibilitiesRFP Section 6.2.2.2.2, Requirements a through dAs described in Section 8.2.6.1 Temporary Office, Team Noridian has already identified potential spacefor rent in Des Moines near the existing IME facility. Team Noridian is prepared to secure this spacewithin 45 days of contract award. In the past, Team Noridian has had offices in Des Moines and will usepast relationships with vendors of supplies and services to build out the space for occupancy. With DesMoines being less than 500 miles away from Team Noridian's corporate headquarters in Fargo, furnitureand equipment can be driven to the Des Moines office in less than a day. The Des Moines office spacewill be configured with all necessary furniture, telecommunications, network, Internet access, telephoneservice, and personal computers to support Team Noridian staff, as well as Department and othercontractor staff. The initial floor plan includes two large conference rooms for status and strategymeetings. Additional smaller conference areas will exist for break-out meetings. Team Noridian willprovide 10 dedicated workspaces for Department use. The facility will have room for over 100 people,and Team Noridian will supply telecom equipment to support at least 100 users, including networkaccess, printers, and other supplies. For testing, Team Noridian will ensure that at a minimum there are 30dedicated testing workstations for Department and other contractor testers. In addition to the workspaces8 | 11