Sample brief
What a rebid brief looks like
This page is the Rhode Island FIDE-SNP brief. The October 2, 2026 start is the date on the posted solicitation. It is observed, not a predicted release. The what-to-do section is Precapture analysis for a plan. A fact that remains is cited. A field marked unknown is not a guess.
Award history covers 35 of 51 jurisdictions with a cited award event or an explicit non-competitive citation.
State and program
Rhode Island (RI).
Fully Integrated Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan Program (FIDE-SNP)
Contract term
an initial contract period beginning January 1, 2028 for one year with up to five additional 12-month periods
Contract end
unknown
Options and extensions
an initial contract period beginning January 1, 2028 for one year with up to five additional 12-month periods
Observed release
It states a start of October 02, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EDT
- Ocean State Procures solicitation document QLV27007040 · 2026-10-02
- Ocean State Procures public bid board record for QLV27007040 · 2026-10-02
Confidence: high. This date is the start stated on the posted solicitation. It is observed, not a predicted release. Confidence labels how specific that wording is. It is not a probability.
Reasoning
It states a start of October 02, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EDT, an end of November 04, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EST
Incumbent plans
unknown
Incumbent positions
unknown
Likely bidders
unknown
Prior procurement history
unknown
Scoring or protest outcomes
unknown
Evaluation criteria and weights
unknown
Next steps
Questions due: Vendor Q&A End Date: October 16, 2026 (past) at 2:00:00 PM EDT
Proposals due: End Date: November 04, 2026 (past) at 11:00:00 AM EST
Award: unknown
Go-live: The initial contract period will begin on January 1, 2028 for one year.
Enactment
unknown
Key policy drivers
unknown
What to do now
Precapture analysis
This section is analysis for a plan. It is not a sourced fact. Each action uses a fact already cited in this brief, or it says what to watch when that fact is not cited.
For an incumbent plan
Before the RFP. Owner: government programs VP. The solicitation is already posted. The government programs VP treats the cited start as observed, not a forecast, and sets the capture calendar from that posted start. Tied to the cited record: It states a start of October 02, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EDT.
In the Q&A window. Owner: bid manager. The bid manager treats the cited vendor-question end as the close of that window and does not invent a later question date. Tied to the cited record: Vendor Q&A End Date: October 16, 2026 at 2:00:00 PM EDT.
At submission. Owner: compliance. At submission, compliance files against the cited proposal deadline and checks the package against the cited requirements. Tied to the cited record: End Date: November 04, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EST.
Before the RFP. Owner: network. Before the RFP, network watches for a cited incumbent list. This brief does not name one, so no plan is assumed.
At submission. Owner: finance or actuarial. At submission, finance or actuarial checks the cited contract term, end, or go-live before the response is filed. Tied to the cited record: an initial contract period beginning January 1, 2028 for one year with up to five additional 12-month periods.
For a challenger plan
Before the RFP. Owner: government programs VP. The solicitation is already posted. The government programs VP treats the cited start as observed, not a forecast, and uses that posted start as the bid or no-bid date. Tied to the cited record: It states a start of October 02, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EDT.
In the Q&A window. Owner: bid manager. The bid manager treats the cited vendor-question end as the close of that window and does not invent a later question date. Tied to the cited record: Vendor Q&A End Date: October 16, 2026 at 2:00:00 PM EDT.
At submission. Owner: compliance. At submission, compliance files the challenger response against the cited proposal deadline. Tied to the cited record: End Date: November 04, 2026 at 11:00:00 AM EST.
Before the RFP. Owner: network. Before the RFP, network watches for a cited incumbent list. This brief does not name one, so no plan is assumed.
At submission. Owner: finance or actuarial. At submission, finance or actuarial checks the cited contract term, end, or go-live before the response is filed. Tied to the cited record: an initial contract period beginning January 1, 2028 for one year with up to five additional 12-month periods.