Item 14

Authorize to enter into a sole source contract amendment and exercise a renewal option to an existing agreement with Navigant Consulting Inc., Chicago, IL (originally approved by G&C on 5-17-17, item #12B), by increasing the price by $550,000 from $204,300 to an amount not to exceed $754,300. The contractor will assist the Department in working with providers of nursing and home community based services (hereinafter “LTSS”) and other stakeholders in developing options for the delivery of LTSS outside the state’s Medicaid Care Management program that will enhance and improve access, coordination, oversight, quality monitoring, outcomes, and the financial sustainability of such services. The options shall consider the regional delivery of LTSS taking into account existing systems such as the Integrated Delivery Network established under the NH’s Section 1115 Delivery System Reform Incentive Program Waiver and the needs of local communities. This will extend the completion date from June 30, 2019 to June 30, 2020. 100% Federal Funds.