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SERIAL# 260106-RFP CONTRACT WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BILL REVIEW, PHARMACY BENEFITS, AND PHYSICAL THERAPY 260106-RFP This contract is entered into this 30th ay of September, 2026 by and between Maricopa County (County), a political subdivision of the State of Arizona, and CorVel Healthcare Corporation, a California corporation (Contractor) to provide effective and efficient medical bill review services and check writing for the reviewed bills for Maricopa County’s entire workers’ compensation program (BRCWS), and Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) to provide workers’ compensation prescription benefit management services through a network of pharmacies. 1.0 CONTRACT TERM This contract is for a term of two years, beginning on the 1st day of October, 2026 and ending the 30th of September, 2028. 2.0 OPTION TO RENEW The County may, at its option and with the concurrence of the Contractor, renew the term of this contract up to a maximum of four additional year(s), (or at the County’s sole discretion, extend the contract on a month-to-month basis for a maximum of six months after expiration). The Contractor shall be notified in writing by the Office of Procurement Services of the County’s intention to renew the contract term at least 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of the original contract term. 3.0 CONTRACT COMPLETION In preparation for contract completion, the Contractor shall make all reasonable efforts for an orderly transition of its duties and responsibilities to another provider and/or to the County. This may include, but is not limited to, preparation of a transition plan and cooperation with the County or other providers in the transition. The transition includes the transfer of all records and other data in the possession, custody, or control of the Contractor that are required to be provided to the County either by the terms of this agreement or as a matter of law. The provisions of this clause shall survive the expiration or termination of this agreement. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 4.0 PRICE ADJUSTMENTS Any requests for reasonable price adjustments must be submitted 60 calendar days prior to contract expiration. Requests for adjustment in cost of labor and/or materials must be supported by appropriate documentation. The reasonableness of the request will be determined by comparing the request with the Consumer Price Index or by performing a market survey. If County agrees to the adjusted price terms, County shall issue written approval of the change and provide an updated version of the contract. The new change shall not be in effect until the date stipulated on the updated version of the contract. 5.0 PAYMENTS 5.1 As consideration for performance of the duties described herein, County shall pay Contractor the sum(s) stated in Exhibit A – Vendor Information and Pricing. 5.2 Payment shall be made upon the County’s receipt of a properly completed invoice. 5.3 INVOICES 5.3.1 The BRCWS Contractor shall submit one legible copy of their detailed invoice before payment(s) will be made. Incomplete invoices will not be processed. At a minimum, the invoice must provide the following information: • Company name, address, and contact information • County bill-to name and contact information • Contract serial number • County purchase order number • Project name and/or number • Invoice number and date • Payment terms • Date of service or delivery • Quantity (number of days or week) • Contract item number(s) • Arrival and completion time • Description of purchase (product or services) • Pricing per unit of purchase • Extended price • Total amount due 5.3.2 Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy Benefit Manager Services and Workers’ Compensation Physical Therapy Service Network invoices shall also include, but not necessarily be limited to: SERIAL# 260106-RFP • Individual prescription claims/individual physical therapy claims • County assigned claim number • Administrative fees • Any other costs and charges specified in the agreement Invoices from PBM and PTSN shall be directed to the Bill Review Services as directed by the County. 5.3.3 Problems regarding billing or invoicing shall be directed to the department as listed on the purchase order. 5.3.4 Payment shall only be made to the Contractor by Accounts Payable through the Maricopa County Vendor Express Payment Program. This is an Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) process. After Contract Award the Contractor shall complete the Vendor Registration Form located on the County Department of Finance Vendor Registration Web Site (https://www.maricopa.gov/5169/Vendor-Information). 5.3.5 Payments made to the PBM and PTSN will be made through the BRCWS contractor issuing checks on behalf of County. 5.3.6 To the extent applicable, discounts offered in the contract shall be calculated based on the date a properly completed invoice is received by the County As defined under County’s Pharmacy Pricing. Contractor does not offer or provide discounts on fees paid on a prompt payment policy. 5.3.7 EFT payments to the routing and account numbers designated by the Contractor shall include the details on the specific invoices that the payment covers. The Contractor is required to discuss remittance delivery capabilities with their designated financial institution for access to those details. 5.4 APPLICABLE TAXES 5.4.1 It is the responsibility of the Contractor to determine any and all applicable taxes and include those taxes in their proposal. The legal liability to remit the tax is on the entity conducting business in Arizona. Tax is not a determining factor in contract award. 5.4.2 The County will look at the price or offer submitted and will not deduct, add, or alter pricing based on speculation or application of any taxes, nor will the County provide Contractor any advice or guidance regarding taxes. If you have questions regarding your tax liability, seek advice from a tax professional prior to submitting your bid. You may also find information at www.azdor.gov/business. Once your bid is submitted, the offer is valid for the time specified in this solicitation, regardless of mistake or omission of tax liability. If the County finds overpayment of a project due to tax consideration that was not due, SERIAL# 260106-RFP the Contractor will be liable to the County for that amount, and by contracting with the County agrees to remit any overpayments back to the County for miscalculations on taxes included in a bid price. 5.4.3 Tax Indemnification: Contractor and all subcontractors shall pay all Federal, State, and local taxes applicable to their operation and any persons employed by the Contractor. Contractor shall, and require all subcontractors to, hold Maricopa County harmless from any responsibility for taxes, damages, and interest, if applicable, contributions required under Federal and/or State and local laws and regulations, and any other costs including: transaction privilege taxes, unemployment compensation insurance, Social Security, and workers’ compensation. Contractor may be required to establish, to the satisfaction of County, that any and all fees and taxes due to municipality or the State of Arizona for any license or transaction privilege taxes, use taxes, or similar excise taxes are currently paid (except for matters under legal protest). 6.0 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 6.1 The provisions of this contract relating to payment for services shall become effective when funds assigned for the purpose of compensating the Contractor as herein provided are actually available to County for disbursement. The County shall be the sole judge and authority in determining the availability of funds under this contract. County shall keep the Contractor fully informed as to the availability of funds. 6.2 If any action is taken by any State agency, Federal department, or any other agency or instrumentality to suspend, decrease, or terminate its fiscal obligations under, or in connection with, this contract, County may amend, suspend, decrease, or terminate its obligations under, or in connection with, this contract. In the event of termination, County shall be liable for payment only for services rendered prior to the effective date of the termination, provided that such services are performed in accordance with the provisions of this contract. County shall give written notice of the effective date of any suspension, amendment, or termination under this section, at least 10 days in advance. 7.0 STRATEGIC ALLIANCE for VOLUME EXPENDITURES (SAVE) The County is a member of the SAVE cooperative purchasing group. SAVE includes the State of Arizona, many Phoenix metropolitan area municipalities, and many K- 12 unified school districts. Under the SAVE Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, and with the concurrence of the successful respondent under this solicitation, a member of SAVE may access a contract resulting from a solicitation issued by the County. If contractor does not want to grant such access to a member of SAVE, state so in contractor’s bid. In the absence of a statement to the contrary, the County will assume that contractor does wish to grant access to any contract that SERIAL# 260106-RFP may result from this bid. The County assumes no responsibility for any purchases by using entities. 8.0 INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENTS (ICPAs) County currently holds ICPAs with numerous governmental entities. These agreements allow those entities, with the approval of the Contractor, to purchase their requirements under the terms and conditions of the County contract. It is the responsibility of the non-County government entity to perform its own due diligence on the acceptability of the contract under its applicable procurement rules, processes, and procedures. Certain governmental agencies may not require an ICPA and may utilize this contract if it meets their individual requirements. Other governmental agencies may enter into a separate Statement of Work with the Contractor to meet their own requirements. The County is not a party to any uses of this contract by other governmental entities. 9.0 DUTIES 9.1 The Contractor shall perform all duties stated in Exhibit B – Scope of Work, or as otherwise directed in writing by the procurement officer. 10.0 TERMS AND CONDITIONS 10.1 INDEMNIFICATION 10.1.1 To the fullest extent permitted by law, and to the extent that claims, damages, losses, or expenses are not covered and paid by insurance purchased by the contractor, the contractor shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County (as Owner), its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials, and employees from and against all claims, damages, losses, and expenses (including, but not limited to attorneys' fees, court costs, expert witness fees, and the costs and attorneys' fees for appellate proceedings) arising out of, or alleged to have resulted from, the negligent acts, errors, omissions, or mistakes of the contractor, a subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them, or anyone for whose acts they may be liable relating to the performance of this contract. 10.1.2 Contractor's duty to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the County, its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials, and employees shall arise in connection with any claim, damage, loss, or expense that is attributable to bodily injury, sickness, disease, death, or injury to, impairment of, or destruction of tangible property, including loss of use resulting therefrom, caused by negligent acts, errors, omissions, or mistakes in the performance of this contract, but only to the SERIAL# 260106-RFP extent caused by the negligent acts or omissions of the contractor, a subcontractor, anyone directly or indirectly employed by them, or anyone for whose acts they may be liable, regardless of whether or not such claim, damage, loss, or expense is caused in part by a party indemnified hereunder. 10.1.3 The amount and type of insurance coverage requirements set forth herein will in no way be construed as limiting the scope of the indemnity in this section. 10.1.4 The scope of this indemnification does not extend to the sole negligence of County. 10.2 INSURANCE 10.2.1 Contractor, at Contractor’s own expense, shall purchase and maintain, at a minimum, the herein stipulated insurance from a company or companies duly licensed by the State of Arizona and possessing an AM Best, Inc. category rating of B++. In lieu of State of Arizona licensing, the stipulated insurance may be purchased from a company or companies, which are authorized to do business in the State of Arizona, provided that said insurance companies meet the approval of County. The form of any insurance policies and forms must be acceptable to County. 10.2.2 All insurance required herein shall be maintained in full force and effect until all work or service required to be performed under the terms of the contract is satisfactorily completed and formally accepted. Failure to do so may, at the sole discretion of County, constitute a material breach of this contract. 10.2.3 In the event that the insurance required is written on a claims- made basis, Contractor warrants that any retroactive date under the policy shall precede the effective date of this contract and either continuous coverage will be maintained, or an extended discovery period will be exercised for a period of two years beginning at the time work under this contract is completed. 10.2.4 Contractor’s insurance shall be primary insurance as respects County, and any insurance or self-insurance maintained by County shall not contribute to it. 10.2.5 Any failure to comply with the claim reporting provisions of the insurance policies or any breach of an insurance policy SERIAL# 260106-RFP warranty shall not affect the County’s right to coverage afforded under the insurance policies. 10.2.6 The insurance policies may provide coverage that contains deductibles or self-insured retentions. Such deductible and/or self-insured retentions shall not be applicable with respect to the coverage provided to County under such policies. Contractor shall be solely responsible for the deductible and/or self-insured retention and County, at its option, may require Contractor to secure payment of such deductibles or self- insured retentions by a surety bond or an irrevocable and unconditional letter of credit. 10.2.7 The insurance policies required by this contract, except Workers’ Compensation, Crime, Cyber Network Security and, Privacy and Errors and Omissions, shall name County, its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials, and employees as additional insureds. 10.2.8 The policies required hereunder, except Workers’ Compensation, Crime, Cyber Network Security and Privacy and Errors and Omissions, shall contain a waiver of transfer of rights of recovery (subrogation) against County, its agents, representatives, officers, directors, officials, and employees for any claims arising out of Contractor’s work or service. 10.2.9 If available, the insurance policies required by this contract may be combined with Commercial Umbrella Insurance policies to meet the minimum limit requirements. If a Commercial Umbrella insurance policy is utilized to meet insurance requirements, the Certificate of Insurance shall indicate which lines the Commercial Umbrella Insurance covers. 10.2.9.1 Commercial General Liability Commercial General Liability (CGL) insurance and, if necessary, Commercial Umbrella insurance with a limit of not less than $2,000,000 for each occurrence, $4,000,000 Products/Completed Operations Aggregate, and $4,000,000 General Aggregate Limit. The policy shall include coverage for premises liability, bodily injury, broad form property damage, personal injury, products and completed operations and blanket contractual coverage, and shall not contain any provisions which would serve to limit third party action over claims. There shall be no endorsement or modifications of the CGL limiting the scope of SERIAL# 260106-RFP coverage for liability arising from explosion, collapse, or underground property damage. 10.2.9.2 Workers’ Compensation 10.2.9.2.1 Workers’ compensation insurance to cover obligations imposed by Federal and State statutes having jurisdiction of Contractor’s employees engaged in the performance of the work or services under this contract; and Employer’s Liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 for each accident, $1,000,000 disease for each employee, and $1,000,000 disease policy limit. 10.2.9.2.2 Contractor, its subcontractors, and sub-subcontractors waive all rights against this contract and its agents, officers, directors, and employees for recovery of damages to the extent these damages are covered by the workers’ compensation and Employer’s Liability or Commercial Umbrella Liability insurance obtained by Contractor, its subcontractors, and its sub-subcontractors pursuant to this contract. 10.2.9.3 Errors and Omissions/Professional Liability Insurance Errors and Omissions (Professional Liability) insurance which will insure and provide coverage for errors or omissions or professional liability of the contractor, with limits of no less than $2,000,000 for each claim. 10.2.9.4 Crime Contractor shall maintain Commercial Crime Liability Insurance with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 for each occurrence. The policy shall include, but not be limited to, coverage for employee dishonesty, fraud, theft, or embezzlement. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.2.9.5 Cyber, Network Security, and Privacy Liability Cyber, Network Security and Privacy Liability Insurance with a limit of not less than $5,000,000 per occurrence. The policy shall include, but not be limited to; coverage for all directors, officers, agents and employees of the Contractor, losses with respect to network risks (such as data breaches, unauthorized access or use, and ID theft of data), invasion of privacy (regardless of the type of media involved in the loss of private information), crisis management, identity theft response costs, breach notification costs, credit remediation, and credit monitoring, defense, and claims expenses, regulatory defense costs plus fines and penalties, cyber extortion, electronic data restoration expenses (data asset protection), network business interruption, computer fraud coverage, funds transfer loss, third-party fidelity, theft, no requirement for arrest and conviction, and loss outside the premises of the named insured. 10.2.10 Certificates of Insurance 10.2.10.1 Prior to contract award, Contractor shall furnish the County with valid and complete Certificates of Insurance, or formal endorsements as required by the contract in the form provided by the County, issued by Contractor’s insurer(s), as evidence that policies providing the required coverage, conditions and limits required by this contract are in full force and effect. Such certificates shall identify this contract number and title. 10.2.10.2 In the event any insurance policy(ies) required by this contract is (are) written on a claims-made basis, coverage shall extend for two years past completion and acceptance of Contractor’s work or services and as evidenced by annual certificates of insurance. 10.2.10.3 If a policy does expire during the life of the Contract, a renewal certificate must be sent to County 15 calendar days prior to the expiration date. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.2.10.4 Certificates of Insurance shall identify Maricopa County as the certificate holder as follows: Maricopa County c/o Risk Management 301 W Jefferson St, Suite 810 Phoenix, AZ 85003 10.2.11 Cancellation and Expiration Notice Applicable to all insurance policies required within the insurance requirements of this contract, Contractor’s insurance shall not be permitted to expire, be suspended, be canceled, or be materially changed for any reason without 30 days prior written notice to Maricopa County. Contractor must provide to Maricopa County, within two business days of receipt, if they receive notice of a policy that has been or will be suspended, canceled, materially changed for any reason, has expired, or will be expiring. Such notice shall be sent directly to Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services and shall be mailed, or hand delivered to 301 W. Jefferson, Suite 700, Phoenix, AZ 85003, or emailed to the procurement officer noted in the solicitation. 10.3 FORCE MAJEURE 10.3.1 Neither party shall be liable for failure of performance, nor incur any liability to the other party on account of any loss or damage resulting from any delay or failure to perform all or any part of this contract, if such delay or failure is caused by events, occurrences, or causes beyond the reasonable control and without negligence of the parties. Such events, occurrences, or causes include, but are not limited to, acts of God/nature (including fire, flood, earthquake, storm, hurricane, or other natural disaster), war, invasion, act of foreign enemies, hostilities (whether war is declared or not), civil war, riots, rebellion, revolution, insurrection, military or usurped power or confiscation, terrorist activities, nationalization, government sanction, lockout, blockage, embargo, labor dispute, strike, and interruption or failure of electricity or telecommunication service, and pandemic. 10.3.2 Each party, as applicable, shall give the other party notice of its inability to perform and particulars in reasonable detail of the cause of the inability. Each party must use best efforts to remedy the situation and remove, as soon as practicable, the cause of its inability to perform or comply. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.3.3 The party asserting Force Majeure as a cause for non- performance shall have the burden of proving that reasonable steps were taken to minimize delay or damages caused by foreseeable events, that all non-excused obligations were substantially fulfilled, and that the other party was timely notified of the likelihood or actual occurrence which would justify such an assertion, so that other prudent precautions could be contemplated. 10.4 ORDERING AUTHORITY Any request for purchase shall be accompanied by a valid purchase order issued by a County department or directed by a Certified Agency Procurement Aid (CAPA) with a purchase card for payment. 10.5 PROCUREMENT CARD ORDERING CAPABILITY County may opt to use a procurement card (Visa or Master Card) to make payment for orders under this contract. 10.6 INTERNET ORDERING CAPABILITY It is the intent of Maricopa County to use the Internet to communicate and to place orders under this contract. 10.7 NO MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM PURCHASE OBLIGATION This contract does not guarantee any minimum or maximum purchases will be made. Orders will only be placed under this contract when the County identifies a need and proper authorization and documentation have been approved. 10.8 PURCHASE ORDERS 10.8.1 County reserves the right to cancel purchase orders within a reasonable period of time after issuance. Should a purchase order be canceled, the County agrees to reimburse the Contractor for actual and documentable costs incurred by the Contractor in response to the purchase order. The County will not reimburse the Contractor for any costs incurred after receipt of County notice of cancellation, or for lost profits, or for shipment of product prior to issuance of purchase order. 10.8.2 Contractor agrees to accept verbal notification of cancellation of purchase orders from the County procurement officer with written notification to follow. Contractor specifically acknowledges to be bound by this cancellation policy. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.9 BACKGROUND CHECK Respondents may be required to provide verification of a Pass/Fail Report that Respondent has performed pre-employment background checks based on applicable County, state and federal requirements. This applies to, but is not limited to, the company, subcontractors, and employees, and the failure to pass these checks shall deem the respondent non- responsible. 10.10 SUSPENSION OF WORK The procurement officer may order the Contractor, in writing, to suspend, delay, or interrupt all or any part of the work of this contract for the period of time that the procurement officer determines appropriate for the convenience of the County. No adjustment shall be made under this clause for any suspension, delay, or interruption to the extent that performance would have been so suspended, delayed, or interrupted by any other cause, including the fault or negligence of the Contractor. No request for adjustment under this clause shall be granted unless the claim, in an amount stated, is asserted in writing as soon as practicable after the termination of the suspension, delay, or interruption, but not later than the date of final payment under the contract. 10.11 STOP WORK ORDER 10.11.1 The procurement officer may, at any time, by written order to the Contractor, require the Contractor to stop all, or any part, of the work called for by this contract for a period of 90 calendar days after the order is delivered to the Contractor, and for any further period to which the parties may agree. The order shall be specifically identified as a stop work order issued under this clause. Upon receipt of the order, the Contractor shall immediately comply with its terms and take all reasonable steps to minimize the incurrence of costs allocable to the work covered by the order during the period of work stoppage. Within a period of 90 calendar days after a stop work order is delivered to the Contractor, or within any extension of that period to which the parties shall have agreed, the procurement officer shall either: 10.11.1.1 cancel the stop work order; or 10.11.1.2 terminate the work covered by the order as provided in the Termination for Default or the Termination for Convenience clause of this contract. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.11.1.3 The procurement officer may make an equitable adjustment in the delivery schedule and/or contract price, and the contract shall be modified, in writing, accordingly, if the Contractor demonstrates that the stop work order resulted in an increase in costs to the Contractor 10.12 TERMINATION FOR CONVENIENCE Maricopa County may terminate the resultant contract for convenience by providing 60 calendar days advance notice to the Contractor. 10.13 TERMINATION FOR DEFAULT 10.13.1 The County may, by written Notice of Default to the Contractor, terminate this contract in whole or in part if the Contractor fails to: 10.13.1.1 deliver the supplies or to perform the services within the time specified in this contract or any extension; 10.13.1.2 make progress, so as to endanger performance of this contract; or 10.13.1.3 perform any of the other provisions of this contract. 10.13.2 The County’s right to terminate this contract under these subparagraphs may be exercised if the Contractor does not cure such failure within 10 business days (or more if authorized in writing by the County) after receipt of a Notice to Cure from the procurement officer specifying the failure. 10.14 PERFORMANCE It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to meet the proposed performance requirements. Maricopa County reserves the right to obtain services on the open market in the event the Contractor fails to perform, and any price differential will be charged against the Contractor. 10.15 ACCEPTANCE Upon completion of services, service delivery shall be deemed accepted and the warranty period shall begin when a) material(s)/equipment is installed (as necessary) and fully operational; and/or b) the department has deemed all service/work completed, including but not limited to, any SERIAL# 260106-RFP inspection, repair, installation, design, development, deployment, operation, and initial training, (as applicable). Additionally, all documentation shall be completed prior to final acceptance. 10.16 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE MANAGEMENT 10.16.1 Contractor shall endeavor to maintain the personnel proposed in their proposal throughout the performance of this contract. 10.16.2 If Contractor personnel’s employment status changes, Contractor shall provide County with a list of proposed replacements with equivalent or greater experience. 10.16.3 Under no circumstances shall the implementation schedule to be impacted by a personnel change on the part of the Contractor. 10.16.4 Contractor shall not reassign any key personnel identified in their proposal without the express consent of the County. 10.16.5 County reserves the right to immediately remove from its premises any Contractor personnel it determines to be a risk to County operations. 10.16.6 County reserves the right to request the replacement of any Contractor personnel at any time, for any reason. 10.17 TRAINING Contractor shall provide training services to completely train up to 6 County personnel in the use of any databases/platforms. All training shall take place on-site in Maricopa County, unless otherwise negotiated with County. 10.18 WARRANTY OF SERVICES 10.18.1 The Contractor warrants that all services provided hereunder will conform to the requirements of the contract, including all descriptions, specifications, and attachments made a part of this contract. County’s acceptance of services or goods provided by the Contractor shall not relieve the Contractor from its obligations under this warranty. 10.18.2 In addition to its other remedies, County may, at the Contractor's expense, require prompt correction of any services failing to meet the Contractor's warranty herein. Services corrected by the Contractor shall be subject to all the provisions SERIAL# 260106-RFP of this contract in the manner and to the same extent as services originally furnished hereunder. 10.19 INSPECTION OF SERVICES 10.19.1 The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to County covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to County during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires. 10.19.2 County has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. County shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work. 10.19.3 If any of the services do not conform to contract requirements, County may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no cost to the County. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by re-performance, County may: 10.19.3.1 require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and 10.19.3.2 reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed. 10.19.4 If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, County may: 10.19.4.1 by contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor, through direct billing or through payment reduction, any cost incurred by County that is directly related to the performance of such service; or 10.19.4.2 terminate the contract for default. 10.20 USAGE REPORT The Contractor shall furnish the County a usage report, upon request, delineating the acquisition activity governed by the contract. The format SERIAL# 260106-RFP of the report shall be approved by the County and shall disclose the quantity and dollar value of each contract item by individual unit of measure. 10.21 STATUTORY RIGHT OF CANCELLATION FOR CONFLICT OF INTEREST Notice is given that, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-511, the County may cancel any contract without penalty or further obligation within three years after execution of the contract, if any person significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting, or creating the contract on behalf of the County is at any time, while the contract or any extension of the contract is in effect, an employee or agent of any other party to the contract in any capacity or consultant to any other party of the contract with respect to the subject matter of the contract. Additionally, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38- 511, the County may recoup any fee or commission paid or due to any person significantly involved in initiating, negotiating, securing, drafting, or creating the contract on behalf of the County from any other party to the contract arising as the result of the contract. 10.22 OFFSET FOR DAMAGES In addition to all other remedies at Law or Equity, the County may offset from any money due to the Contractor any amounts Contractor owes to the County for damages resulting from breach or deficiencies in performance of the contract. 10.23 SUBCONTRACTING 10.23.1 The Contractor may not assign to another Contractor or subcontract to another party for performance of the terms and conditions hereof without the written consent of the County. All correspondence authorizing subcontracting must reference the bid serial number and identify the job or project. 10.23.2 The subcontractor’s rate for the job shall not exceed that of the prime Contractor’s rate, as bid in the pricing section, unless the prime Contractor is willing to absorb any higher rates. The subcontractor’s invoice shall be invoiced directly to the prime Contractor, who in turn shall pass-through the costs to the County, without mark-up. A copy of the subcontractor’s invoice must accompany the prime Contractor’s invoice. 10.24 AMENDMENTS All amendments to this contract shall be in writing and approved/signed by both parties. Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services shall be responsible for approving all amendments for Maricopa County. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.25 ADDITIONS/DELETIONS OF REQUIREMENTS The County reserves the right to add and/or delete materials and services to a contract. If a service requirement is deleted, payment to the Contractor will be reduced proportionately, to the amount of service reduced in accordance with the bid price. If additional materials or services are required from a contract, prices for such additions will be negotiated between the Contractor and the County. 10.26 RIGHTS IN DATA 10.26.1 The County shall have the use of data and reports resulting from a contract without additional cost or other restriction except as may be established by law or applicable regulation. Each party shall supply to the other party, upon request, any available information that is relevant to a contract and to the performance thereunder. 10.26.2 Data, records, reports, and all other information generated for the County by a third party as the result of a contract are the property of the County and shall be provided in a format designated by the County or shall be and remain accessible to the County into perpetuity. 10.27 ACCESS TO AND RETENTION OF RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUDIT AND/OR OTHER REVIEW 10.27.1 In accordance with Section MC1-372 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code, the Contractor agrees to retain (physical or digital copies of) all books, records, accounts, statements, reports, files, and other records and back-up documentation relevant to this contract for six years after final payment or until after the resolution of any audit questions, which could be more than six years, whichever is longest. The County, Federal or State auditors and any other persons duly authorized by the department shall have full access to and the right to examine, copy, and make use of, any and all said materials. 10.27.2 If the Contractor’s books, records, accounts, statements, reports, files, and other records and back-up documentation relevant to this contract are not sufficient to support and document that requested services were provided, the Contractor shall reimburse Maricopa County for the services not so adequately supported and documented. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.28 AUDIT DISALLOWANCES If at any time it is determined by the County that a cost for which payment has been made is a disallowed cost, the County shall notify the Contractor in writing of the disallowance. The course of action to address the disallowance shall be at sole discretion of the County, and may include either an adjustment to future invoices, request for credit, request for a check, or a deduction from current invoices submitted by the Contractor equal to the amount of the disallowance, or to require reimbursement forthwith of the disallowed amount by the Contractor by issuing a check payable to Maricopa County. 10.29 STRICT COMPLIANCE Acceptance by County of a performance that is not in strict compliance with the terms of the contract shall not be deemed to be a waiver of strict compliance with respect to all other terms of the contract. 10.30 VALIDITY The invalidity, in whole or in part, of any provision of this contract shall not void or affect the validity of any other provision of the contract. 10.31 SEVERABILITY The removal, in whole or in part, of any provision of this contract shall not void or affect the validity of any other provision of this contract. 10.32 RELATIONSHIPS 10.32.1 In the performance of the services described herein, the Contractor shall act solely as an independent Contractor, and nothing herein or implied herein shall at any time be construed as to create the relationship of employer and employee, co- employee, partnership, principal and agent, or joint venture between the County and the Contractor. 10.32.2 The County reserves the right of final approval on proposed staff. Also, upon request by the County, the Contractor will be required to remove any employees working on County projects and substitute personnel based on the discretion of the County within two business days, unless a different time period was previously approved by the County. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.33 NON-DISCRIMINATION Contractor agrees to comply with all provisions and requirements of Arizona Executive Order 2009-09, including flow down of all provisions and requirements to any subcontractors. Executive Order 2009-09 supersedes Executive Order 99-4 and amends Executive Order 75-5 and is hereby incorporated into this contract as if set forth in full herein. During the performance of this contract, contractor shall not discriminate against any employee, client, or any other individual in any way because of that person’s age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, or national origin. (Arizona Executive Order 2009-09 can be viewed at https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/register/2009/46/governor.pdf) 10.34 WRITTEN CERTIFICATION PURSUANT to A.R.S. § 35-393.01 If vendor engages in for-profit activity and has 10 or more employees, and if this agreement has a value of $100,000 or more, vendor certifies it is not currently engaged in, and agrees for the duration of this agreement to not engage in, a boycott of goods or services from Israel. This certification does not apply to a boycott prohibited by 50 U.S.C. § 4842 or a regulation issued pursuant to 50 U.S.C. § 4842. 10.35 CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION 10.35.1 The undersigned (authorized official signing on behalf of the Contractor) certifies to the best of his or her knowledge and belief that the Contractor, its current officers, and directors: 10.35.1.1 are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from being awarded any contract or grant by any United States department or agency or any state, or local jurisdiction; 10.35.1.2 have not within a three-year period preceding this contract: 10.35.1.2.1 been convicted of fraud or any criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or as the result of performing a government entity (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract; or 10.35.1.2.2 been convicted of violation of any Federal or State antitrust statutes or conviction for embezzlement, theft, SERIAL# 260106-RFP forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property regarding a government entity transaction or contract; 10.35.1.3 are not presently indicted or criminally charged by a government entity (Federal, State, or local) with commission of any criminal offenses in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or as the result of performing a government entity public (Federal, State, or local) transaction or contract; 10.35.1.4 are not presently facing any civil charges from any governmental entity regarding obtaining, attempting to obtain, or from performing any governmental entity contract or other transaction; and 10.35.1.5 have not within a three-year period preceding this contract had any public transaction (Federal, State, or local) terminated for cause or default. 10.35.2 If any of the above circumstances described in the paragraph are applicable to the entity submitting a bid for this requirement, include with your bid an explanation of the matter including any final resolution. 10.35.3 The Contractor shall include, without modification, this clause in all lower tier covered transactions (i.e. transactions with subcontractors or sub-subcontractors) and in all solicitations for lower tier covered transactions related to this contract. If this clause is applicable to a subcontractor or sub- subcontractor, the Contractor shall include the information required by this clause with their bid. 10.36 VERIFICATION REGARDING COMPLIANCE WITH A.R.S. § 41-4401 AND FEDERAL IMMIGRATION LAWS AND REGULATIONS 10.36.1 By entering into the contract, the Contractor warrants compliance with the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA using E-Verify) and all other Federal immigration laws and regulations related to the immigration status of its employees and A.R.S. § 23-214(A). The Contractor shall obtain statements from its subcontractors certifying compliance and shall furnish the statements to the procurement officer upon request. These warranties shall remain in effect through the term of the SERIAL# 260106-RFP contract. The Contractor and its subcontractors shall also maintain Employment Eligibility Verification forms (I-9) as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, as amended from time to time, for all employees performing work under the contract and verify employee compliance using the E- Verify system and shall keep a record of the verification for the duration of the employee’s employment or at least three years, whichever is longer. I-9 forms are available for download at www.uscis.gov. 10.36.2 The County retains the legal right to inspect documents of Contractor and subcontractor employees performing work under this contract to verify compliance with paragraph 10.36.1 of this section. Contractor and subcontractor shall be given reasonable notice of the County’s intent to inspect and shall make the documents available at the time and date specified. Should the County suspect or find that the Contractor or any of its subcontractors are not in compliance, the County will consider this a material breach of the contract and may pursue any and all remedies allowed by law, including, but not limited to: suspension of work, termination of the contract for default, and suspension and/or debarment of the Contractor. All costs necessary to verify compliance are the responsibility of the Contractor. 10.37 Contractor EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES OF Whistleblower RIGHTS 10.37.1 The parties agree that this contract and employees working on this contract will be subject to the Contractor employee whistleblower protections established by Title 41 U.S.C. § 4712 and Section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 10.37.2 Contractor shall inform its employees in writing, in the predominant language of the workforce, of employee whistleblower rights and protections under 41 U.S.C. § 4712, as described in Section 3.908 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Documentation of such employee notification must be kept on file by Contractor and copies provided to County upon request. 10.37.3 Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph, in all subcontracts over the simplified acquisition threshold ($250,000 as of fiscal year 2018). SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.38 CONTRACTOR LICENSE REQUIREMENT 10.38.1 The Contractor shall procure all permits, insurance, and licenses, and pay the charges and fees necessary and incidental to the lawful conduct of his/her business, and as necessary complete any requirements, by any and all governmental or non-governmental entities as mandated to maintain compliance with and remain in good standing. The Contractor shall keep fully informed of existing and future trade or industry requirements, and Federal, State, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations which in any manner affect the fulfillment of a contract and shall comply with the same. Contractor shall immediately notify both the Office of Procurement Services and the department of any and all changes concerning permits, insurance, or licenses. 10.39 INFLUENCE 10.39.1 As prescribed in MC1-1203 of the Maricopa County Procurement Code, any effort to influence an employee or agent to breach the Maricopa County Ethical Code of Conduct or any ethical conduct, may be grounds for disbarment or suspension under MC1-902. 10.39.2 An attempt to influence includes, but is not limited to: 10.39.2.1 A person offering or providing a gratuity, gift, tip, present, donation, money, entertainment or educational passes or tickets, or any type of valuable contribution or subsidy that is offered or given with the intent to influence a decision, obtain a contract, garner favorable treatment, or gain favorable consideration of any kind. 10.39.3 If a person attempts to influence any employee or agent of Maricopa County, the chief procurement officer, or his designee, reserves the right to seek any remedy provided by the Maricopa County Procurement Code, any remedy in equity or in the law, or any remedy provided by this contract. 10.40 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION 10.40.1 Any information obtained in the course of performing this contract may include information that is proprietary or confidential to the County. This provision establishes the Contractor’s obligation regarding such information. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.40.2 The Contractor shall establish and maintain procedures and controls that are adequate to assure that no information contained in its records and/or obtained from the County or from others in carrying out its functions (services) under the contract shall be used by or disclosed by it, its agents, officers, or employees, except as required to efficiently perform duties under the contract. The Contractor’s procedures and controls, at a minimum, must be the same procedures and controls it uses to protect its own proprietary or confidential information. If, at any time during the duration of the contract, the County determines that the procedures and controls in place are not adequate, the Contractor shall institute any new and/or additional measures requested by the County within 15 business days of the written request to do so. 10.40.3 Any requests to the Contractor for County proprietary or confidential information shall be referred to the County for review and approval, prior to any dissemination. 10.41 PUBLIC RECORDS Under Arizona law, all offers submitted and opened are public records and must be retained by the County at the Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services. Offers shall be open to public inspection and copying after contract award and execution, except for such offers or sections thereof determined to contain proprietary or confidential information by the Office of Procurement Services. If an offeror believes that information in its offer or any resulting contract should not be released in response to a public record request, under Arizona law, the offeror shall indicate the specific information deemed confidential or proprietary and submit a statement with its offer detailing the reasons that the information should not be disclosed. Such reasons shall include the specific harm or prejudice which may arise from disclosure. The records manager of the Office of Procurement Services shall determine whether the identified information is confidential pursuant to the Maricopa County Procurement Code. 10.42 INTEGRATION This contract represents the entire and integrated agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior negotiations, proposals, communications, understandings, representations, or agreements, whether oral or written, expressed, or implied. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.43 UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS By entering into this contract, the Contractor agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of Title 2, Subtitle A, Chapter II, Part 200—UNIFORM ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS, COST PRINCIPLES, AND AUDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR FEDERAL AWARDS contained in Title 2 C.F.R. § 200 et seq. 10.44 GOVERNING LAW This contract shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona. Venue for any actions or lawsuits involving this contract will be in Maricopa County Superior Court, Phoenix, Arizona. 10.45 FORCED LABOR 10.45.1 By submitting a bid for this solicitation and/or entering into a contract as a result of this solicitation, contractor agrees to comply with all applicable portions of Arizona Revised Statutes Section 35-394. Contracting; procurement; prohibition; written certification; remedy; termination; exception; definitions. 10.45.2 Contractor certifies that it does not currently, and agrees for the duration of the contract, that it will not use: 10.45.2.1 The forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China. 10.45.2.2 Any goods or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China. 10.45.2.3 Any contractors, subcontractors or suppliers that use the forced labor or any good or services produced by the forced labor of ethnic Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China. 10.45.3 If contractor becomes aware during the term of the agreement that contractor is not in compliance with this paragraph, the contractor shall notify the County within five business days after becoming aware of the noncompliance. If the contractor fails to provide a written certification to the County that the contractor has remedied the noncompliance within 180 days after notifying the County of its noncompliance, then the agreement terminates, except that if the agreement termination date occurs before the end the 180 day period, the agreement terminates on the agreement termination date. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.46 PRICES Contractor warrants that prices extended to County under this contract are no higher than those paid by any other customer for these or similar services. 10.47 ORDER OF PRECEDENCE In the event of a conflict in the provisions of this contract and Contractor’s license agreement, if applicable, the terms of this contract shall prevail. 10.48 UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) AND SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT REGISTRATION All contractors must have a UEI number through https://sam.gov/content/entity-registration. Contractor must also maintain current information and active registration with the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) throughout the term of the contract. 10.49 RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES The contractor agrees that costs, planned or claimed, including costs incurred, shall not include any expense for any religious activity. 10.50 POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED None of the funds, materials, property, or services contributed by the County or the contractor under the agreement shall be used in the performance of this agreement for any partisan political activity, or to further the election or defeat of any candidate for public office. 10.51 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 10.51.1 The contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, age, disability, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The contractor shall take affirmative action to ensure applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to their race, age, disability, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Such action shall include but is not limited to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer, recruitment, or recruitment advertising, lay-off or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training, including apprenticeship. 10.51.2 Contractor shall comply with the following provisions: SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.51.2.1 Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000a, et seq.); 10.51.2.2 The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §§ 701, et seq.); 10.51.2.3 The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (29U.S.C. §§ 621, et seq.); 10.51.2.4 The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq.); and Arizona Executive Order 2009-09, as amended, et seq. which mandates that all persons shall have equal access to employment opportunities. 10.51.2.5 Contractor understands that the United States has the right to seek judicial enforcement of this assurance. 10.52 CERTIFICATION REGARDING LOBBYING 10.52.1 Contractor certifies, to the best of their knowledge and belief, that: 10.52.1.1 No federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the contractor, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency. This applies to a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any federal contract, the making of any federal grant. Including the making of any federal, loan the entering into of any cooperative agreement, and the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement. 10.52.2 If any funds other than federal appropriated funds, have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with this federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement, the undersigned shall complete and submit Standard Form-LLL, “Disclosure Form to Report Lobbying,” in accordance with its instructions. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.52.3 Contractor shall include Lobbying Certification language in the award documents for all subcontractors (including sub-grants, and contract under grants, loans, and cooperative agreements) and that all sub-recipients shall certify and disclose accordingly. 10.52.3.1 The Lobbying Certification is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when this transaction is made or entered into. Submission of this certification is prerequisite for making or entering into this transaction imposed by section 1352, Title 31, U.S. Code. Any successful proposer(s) who fail to file the required certification shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000.00 and not more than $100,000.00 for each such failure. 10.53 CLEAN AIR ACT & CLEAN WATER ACT Contractor must comply with all applicable standards, orders, or requirements issued under section 306 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7606), section 508 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1368) Executive Order 11738, and Environmental Protection Agency regulations. 10.54 ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT Contractor must adhere to the standards and policies relating to energy efficiency, which are contained in the State energy conservation plan issued in compliance with the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Pub. L. 94-163, 89 Stat.871). 10.55 COMPLIANCE WITH WEB CONTENT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES (WCAG) Contractor agrees to the extent applicable that, as of April 26, 2027, CorVel shall comply with the requirements specified in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). In the event CorVel and Customer are unable to mutually agree regarding accessibility issues or to adequately address requests for accommodation after undertaking reasonable efforts, the parties shall resolve the issue as pursuant to Section 10.56 “Contract Disputes”. Customer or its designees can through their own means verify websites and the level of compliance of outwardly facing website content with WCAG success criteria and conformance requirements and any other applicable governmental regulations regarding accessibility. 10.56 CONTRACT DISPUTES All Contract disputes will be handled in accordance with the Maricopa County Procurement Code, MCI-906 SERIAL# 260106-RFP 10.57 INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS 10.57.1 The following are to be attached to and made part of this Contract: 10.57.1.1 Exhibit A – Vendor Information and Pricing 10.57.1.2 Exhibit B – Scope of Work 10.57.1.3 Exhibit B-1 - Vendor Narrative 10.57.1.4 Exhibit C - CorVel Healthcare Corporation CareMC License Agreement 10.58 NOTICES All notices given pursuant to the terms of this contract shall be addressed to: For County: Maricopa County Office of Procurement Services 301 W. Jefferson St. Suite 700 Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2164 For Contractor: CorVel Corporation 1920 Main Street Suite 900 Irvine CA 92614 Att: Legal Department 10.59 INQUIRIES 10.59.1 Administrative telephone/email inquiries shall be addressed to: ANDREA STUPKA, PROCUREMENT OFFICER TELEPHONE: (602) 506-3504 Andrea.Stupka@maricopa.gov 10.59.2 Inquiries may be submitted by telephone but must be followed up in writing. No oral communication is binding on Maricopa County. Signatures Next Page SERIAL# 260106-RFP EXHIBIT A VENDOR INFORMATION AND PRICING COMPANY NAME: CorVel Healthcare Corporation DOING BUSINESS AS (dba): N/A MAILING ADDRESS: 5128 Apache Plume Road, Suite 400 Ft. Worth, TX 76109 REMIT TO ADDRESS: 1920 Main Street, Suite 900 Irvine, CA 92614 TELEPHONE NUMBER: 602-287-8722 WWW ADDRESS: www.corvel.com CONTACT NAME: Valerie Pylant, Account Executive CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER: 602-287-8722 CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Valerie_pylant@corvel.com UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI) KW7HLKPXS7G3 YES NO WILL ALLOW OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES TO PURCHASE FROM THIS CONTRACT:* * CorVel can agree to enter into piggybacking or cooperative purchase agreements with other governmental entities provided the following occurs: 1) Maricopa County assumes all responsibility and liability and shall be payor for such government entity requiring CorVel to provide its services under the County Agreement; or 2) Each government entity wishing to piggyback off the original County Agreement will enter into a direct standalone agreement with CorVel using the same terms and conditions excluding pricing which will be solely determined by CorVel based on volume and types of services provided. WILL ACCEPT PROCUREMENT CARD FOR PAYMENT: PAYMENT TERMS - NO TERMS SERIAL# 260106-RFP 1.0 PRICING: RESPONSE 1.1 Workers' Compensation Medical Bill Review and Check Writing 1.1.1 OPTION A: Respondent shall indicate/offer fixed percentage of "net savings" offer, for medical bill review services. Respondent must indicate what types of charges are to be considered to determine fees i.e. (1) BR-Bill Review (reduction to fee schedule), (2) PPO- Preferred Provider Organizations (Network discount below fee schedule), (3) OSR- Outside Review (Such as QMedtrix), (4) Any other codes/modifiers to be used - please indicate and explain/outline. 9.5 % 1.1.3 Respondent's "guaranteed turnaround time" (calendar days) for medical review from the date the original bill is made available for review (turnaround time of seven (7) calendar days maximum, is required. See Section 2.1.1.10 7 DAY 1.1.4 Utilization review (all states) 1.1.4.1 Peer Review Fees $292 Plus peer physician fees, if 1.1.4.2 Outpatient $175 applicable Plus peer physician fees, if 1.1.4.3 Inpatient $175 applicable 1.1.5 Check writing $3.00 PER CHECK 1.1.6 Additional Pricing 1.1.6.1 Data conversion fee Included FLAT FEE 1.2 Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy Benefit Manager Services PREFERRED SECONDARY 1.2.1 Retail NETWORK NETWORK Brand -15% Generic - 1.2.1.1 AWP less discount 50% % N/A % 1.2.1.2 Rebate on ALL Per prescription prescriptions N/A $N/A SERIAL# 260106-RFP 1.2.1.3 Acquisition cost N/A 1.2.1.4 Dispensing fee $2.00 $N/A Per prescription Pricing must follow ICA adopted Pharmaceutical Fee Schedules at link above per ARS 32- 1963.01 1.2.2 Specialty drugs pricing 1.2.2.1 AWP less discount -15 % 1.2.2.2 Rebate on ALL Per prescriptions $N/A prescription 1.2.2.3 Acquisition cost $N/A Per 1.2.2.4 Dispensing fee $2.00 prescription Pricing must follow ICA adopted Pharmaceutical Fee Schedules at link above per ARS 32- 1963.01 1.2.3 Infusion drugs pricing We honor our rates through PBM, invoices outside of PBM would be subject to fee 1.2.3.1 AWP less schedule and PPO discount reductions in bill review. CorVel accepts a per transaction fee in lieu of rebates when acquiring medications, this enables us to recognize the impact of the rebate in real time and apply it across all transactions. We pass 100% of this 1.2.3.2 Rebate on ALL rebate benefit to our customers; the benefit is reflected prescriptions and built into the negotiated customer rates. 1.2.3.3 Acquisition cost $ Per 1.2.3.4 Dispensing fee $ prescription Pricing must follow ICA adopted Pharmaceutical Fee Schedules at link above per ARS 32- 1963.01 1.2.4 Injectable drugs pricing We honor our rates through PBM, invoices outside of PBM would be subject to fee 1.2.4.1 AWP less schedule and PPO reductions discount in bill review. SERIAL# 260106-RFP CorVel accepts a per transaction fee in lieu of rebates when acquiring medications, this enables us to recognize the impact of the rebate in real time and apply it across all transactions. We pass 100% of this 1.2.4.2 Rebate on ALL rebate benefit to our customers; the benefit is prescriptions reflected and built into the negotiated customer rates Pricing must follow ICA adopted Pharmaceutical Fee Schedules at link above per ARS 32- 1963.01 1.2.5 Generic drugs 1.2.5.1 Total number of generic drugs on MAC (see Section 5.5.2.2.4 in the solicitation) N/A MAC list Will work to determine appropriate MAC list. 1.2.5.2 Guaranteed OVERALL discount on generic drugs -50 % This is an annual generic rate. 1.2.6 DME equipment discount percentage 15 % Off ICA Fee Schedule or 80th Percentile of Fair Health's Usual and Customary Pricing Index, whichever is lower. Price attachment - DME Services are Quoted at upon receipt of referral SERIAL# 260106-RFP SERIAL# 260106-RFP SERIAL# 260106-RFP EXHIBIT B SCOPE OF WORK 1.0 INTENT 1.1 Maricopa County (County) is a self-insured and self-administered government entity providing Workers Compensation coverage to more than 14,000 employees, and processing approximately $6.5M in medical payments annually. The intent of this solicitation is to identify a contractor(s) for the purpose of providing the following: 1.1.1 Effective and efficient medical bill review and check writing services Bill Review and Check Writing Services (BRCWS) for the County’s entire workers’ compensation program. 1.1.1.1 The average number of bills received is 9,000 annually. For fiscal year 24-25, the number of bills received was 8520 with a total amount billed of $7,646,178.69; these totals are less duplicate billings. 1.1.2 A Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) to provide workers’ compensation prescription benefit management services through a network of pharmacies. 1.2 Other governmental entities under agreement with the County may have access to services provided hereunder (see also Sections 7.0 and 8.0 above). 1.3 The County reserves the right to add additional contractors, at the County’s sole discretion, in cases where the currently listed contractors are of an insufficient number or skill set to satisfy the County’s needs. 1.4 The County reserves the right to award this contract to multiple vendors. The County reserves the right to award in whole or in part, by item or group of items, by section or geographic area, or make multiple awards, where such action serves the County’s best interest. 1.5 Once the contract has been awarded, the existing contracts for the individual scopes of work will be terminated. This contract will take precedence over any existing contract. 2.0 SCOPE OF WORK 2.1 Minimum Technical Requirements for Workers’ Compensation Medical BRCWS. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 2.2 BRCWS shall be required to provide the necessary services at the direction of the County’s Self- Insured Risk Trust Fund, RMD. 2.2.1 BRCWS Responsibilities 2.2.1.1 Review all individual bills for all medical services received by County employees for an accepted industrial injury and reject or reduce payments for bills containing charges in excess of the Industrial Commission of Arizona’s (ICA) Physician’s Fee Schedule. Notify provider of any rejected or reduced charges and instruct provider on resubmission procedures. 2.2.1.2 Review individual bills and identify medically unnecessary procedures per Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Guidelines (https://www.azica.gov/official- disability-guidelines). Notify provider of any rejected or reduced charges and instruct provider on resubmission procedures. 2.2.1.3 Review individual bills and identify improperly coded medical procedures. Notify provider of incorrect coding, return invoice for proper coding, and instruct provider on resubmission procedures. 2.2.1.4 Review individual bills and identify medical providers who provide excessive utilization of their services procedures per EBM Guidelines. Provide a list of identified providers, who provide excessive utilization of their services, to RMD for review. Report to RMD as the provider is identified but not less than yearly. 2.2.1.5 Review individual bills and identify medical procedures not covered by the ICA Physician Fee Schedule. Notify provider of any rejected or reduced charges and instruct provider on resubmission procedures. 2.2.1.6 Review all bills and identify duplications. BRCWS shall not charge a fee for duplicate bill submissions. 2.2.1.7 Track prescription usage and alert the RMD assigned adjuster for potential abuse when identified. 2.2.1.8 Review bills not covered under the ICA Physician’s Fee Schedule and determine if the provider has charged according to reasonable and customary rates established by Centers for Medicare/Medical Services SERIAL# 260106-RFP (CMS) rate schedule. Notify provider of any rejected or reduced charges and instruct provider on resubmission procedures. 2.2.1.9 Provide a detailed accounting of all savings, duplicate bills, prescription charges and physical therapy charges with the BRCWS invoice. Bill review charges must be billed at least monthly. 2.2.1.10 Review, as part of BRCWS’ regular job duties, each bill within a maximum of a seven-calendar day turnaround time, starting from the date the bill is made available to the BRCWS. Consideration shall be given to those BRCWS who propose a turnaround time of less than seven calendar days, starting from the date the bill is made available to the BRCWS. 2.2.1.11 The BRCWS shall be provided with the original bill for review and evaluation. It is the responsibility of the BRCWS to arrange for the pick-up and return of said bill and related documentation in a manner and frequency that is acceptable to Risk Management. Electronic transfers using the formats referenced in sections 2.1.1.18.4 and 2.1.1.18.6 are preferred. 2.2.1.12 County has contracted with certain vendors at below- State-mandated fee schedules, BRCWS shall scan, and upload bills and attachments from these vendors into the County’s claims database, without processing, at no additional cost. 2.2.1.13 BRCWS shall provide a dedicated quality assurance representative that will assist in the handling of problems, disputes, and workflow challenges. This representative shall be available to the County agency during normal working hours, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. MST to 5:00 p.m. MST, excluding County holidays (list of County holidays available upon award), via dedicated phone (dedicated hotline preferred) and/or email. When deemed necessary by Risk Management, the BRCWS shall provide additional resources, at no additional cost to the Risk Management Department, should challenges or problems arise and the BRCWS is unable to fulfill any requirements as stated herein. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 2.2.1.14 BRCWS shall supply County with automated provider reimbursement through check writing services in accordance with provider specifications. 2.2.1.15 A transmission reflecting the results of the hospital and medical bill audit/review services rendered by BRCWS will be submitted and a check for each explanation of benefits (EOB) will be automatically generated by the BRCWS. 2.2.1.16 BRCWS will transmit, via an interface between the BRCWS and Risk Management’s claim database, the results of all bill review integrated services to County for the express purpose of downloading the data into County’s claims management system, which tracks provider payments and bill review fees back to the appropriate and corresponding County claim file. 2.2.1.17 Check writing services shall also include Internal Revenue Service (IRS) form 1099 filing and associated follow-up, bank reconciliation, and bank fees specifically related to such processing. 2.2.1.18 BRCWS must be able to interface with Origami Risk Database, a web-based risk management software system, to include the following data interface (at minimum) at no additional cost to the County: 2.2.1.18.1 Claim file 2.2.1.18.2 Vendor file 2.2.1.18.3 Payment file 2.2.1.18.4 History load (history data to be provided by the incumbent bill review vendor) 2.2.1.18.5 Check number and payment information import 2.2.1.18.6 Master Boot Record (MBR) interface 2.2.2 Medical Bill Review Questions As part of consideration for the Workers’ Compensation Medical BRCWS, respondent must answer questions in Section 5.6.1.1.1 (Format and Content of the solicitation). Responses to these questions will become part of the resultant contract. 2.2.3 Reporting Requirements SERIAL# 260106-RFP 2.2.3.1 The BRCWS shall electronically submit a comprehensive monthly net savings report within 15 days of each month end to the Risk Management Department. The report shall include the following categories: 2.2.3.1.1 Total dollar amount of bills submitted for audit 2.2.3.1.2 Bill review reductions 2.2.3.1.3 PPO reductions 2.2.3.1.4 Recommended allowance 2.2.3.1.5 Gross savings 2.2.3.1.6 Gross percentage of savings 2.2.3.1.7 Total monthly fee for service 2.2.3.1.8 Overall net savings 2.2.3.1.9 Net percentage of savings 2.2.3.2 The BRCWS shall electronically submit comprehensive check issuance reports to the designee in Risk Management on a scheduled to be determined, but at least weekly, of all checks written to include the following: 2.2.3.2.1 Check number 2.2.3.2.2 Payee 2.2.3.2.3 Claim number 2.2.3.2.4 Fees charged per check written 2.2.3.3 The BRCWS shall electronically submit to Risk Management individual providers identified as providing excess utilization of their services per section 2.2.1.4 above as those identifications are made but not less than yearly on the anniversary of the contract. 2.2.3.4 The BRCWS shall electronically submit to Risk Management identification of potential abuse of prescription medications as set forth in section 2.2.1.7 above as those identifications are made but not less than yearly on the anniversary of the contract. 2.2.4 BRCWS Experience 2.2.4.1 The BRCWS shall have been in the workers’ compensation bill review business for a minimum of five consecutive years. Proof of this requirement is mandatory (i.e. business license or documentation showing how long contractor has been in business, and when/if incorporated). SERIAL# 260106-RFP 2.3 Minimum Requirements for Workers Compensation Pharmacy Benefit Manger Services. Pharmacy Benefit Manger (PBM) services shall include management services for pharmacy and durable medical equipment (DME). It is the expectation that the successful contractor will also be able to provide Preferred Networks. 2.3.1 PBM shall provide workers’ compensation prescription benefit management services described and/or as otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties, in writing, including, but not necessarily limited to, general support and consultative services regarding pharmacy benefit design and implementation, network and rebate management, administrative and claims processing services, standard reporting packages, marketing, customer service, and quality management and utilization management functions. In addition, PBM may develop and implement certain additional clinical intervention and cost-saving (e.g. voluntary tablet splitting) programs that may be desired by the County, subject to terms and conditions, to be agreed in writing between the parties. PBM shall manage the current pharmacy benefit plan designs for future innovative plan designs, notwithstanding the foregoing or any termination rights set forth. PBM may immediately terminate or refrain from implementing any clinical program services in any geographic area (in their entirety or for specific drugs only) if, in PBM’s sole determination, the implementation or continued provision of such services is or may be in violation of applicable laws, rules, or regulations governing the practice of pharmacy or prescription benefits management or may otherwise present an issue related to the practice of pharmacy or prescriptions benefits management. 2.3.2 PBM, as the authorized prescription benefit manager, shall perform rebate sharing and other clinical services described herein. These services will include, but are not necessarily limited to, prior authorization, step-therapy, systematic prospective, concurrent and retrospective drug utilization review, and other measures that are deemed appropriate to effectuate program management. Accordingly, County will authorize PBM, as its prescription benefit manager, to perform formulary management and other services described herein. 2.3.3 With regard to billing, PBM shall invoice the County following the close of each PBM’s monthly billing cycle. Such invoices shall include, but are not necessarily limited to, individual prescription claims, administrative fees, and/or any other costs and charges SERIAL# 260106-RFP specified in the agreement. PBM shall pay claims independently for services provided by pharmacies. 2.3.4 PBM’s clinical pharmacist and account manager shall work with the County to satisfy the County’s reporting needs. This will include, but is not necessarily limited to, standard management reports, provider profiling and analysis (e.g., identifying drug patterns), ad hoc reporting needs, and cost-controlling methods. 2.3.5 The following relates to PBM’s commitment to providing support personnel and general onsite educational assistance throughout the term of the contract. 2.3.5.1 Contractor shall provide a dedicated, mutually agreed upon PBM within Maricopa County; the PBM consultant will be the County’s key clinical pharmacist and strategist. 2.3.5.2 The County shall have a dedicated local contractor account manager, who will be the point of contact for the County. 2.3.5.2.1 The local account manager shall communicate with Maricopa County’s Risk Management Workers’ Compensation department regarding service issues through the County’s contact relationship manager (CRM) case documentation system. The PBM shall pay for the number of CRM case documentation system licenses needed to service the County. 2.3.6 Reporting 2.3.6.1 PBM shall report number and dollar amounts of claims processed each month on a summary and detail level by plan and account structure. Report shall be received by the County by the fifth of the following month. 2.3.6.2 PBM shall report monthly and year-to-date utilization reports, to be received by the County by the fifth of the following month, indicating totals of: 2.3.6.2.1 top 100 drugs by number of prescriptions filled and by cost; SERIAL# 260106-RFP 2.3.6.2.2 generic, single-source brand and multi- source brand dispensing rate and average ingredient costs; and 2.3.6.2.3 cost details (plan, member, and total per member per month (PMPM) and per employee per month (PEPM) averages ingredient cost, dispensing fee, average discount percentage, and generic efficiency). 2.3.6.3 PBM shall provide an annual utilization and trend report including overall and plan-level performance analysis and recommendations for improvements. Report must also include analysis of customer complaints and appeals. Report shall be due to the County for fiscal year end June 30th by July 15th of the following fiscal year. 2.3.6.4 PBM shall provide annually a Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) 70 Audit report and other reports specified as required by the County’s annual internal and/or external auditor. Report(s) shall be due to the County for fiscal year end June 30th by July 15th of the following fiscal year. 2.3.6.5 PBM must be able to interface with Origami Risk software to include the following data interface (at a minimum) at no additional cost to the County: 2.3.6.5.1 Claim file 2.3.6.5.2 Vendor file 2.3.6.5.3 Payment file 2.3.6.5.4 PBM must be able to post reports compatible with County’s virtual printer driver; County currently uses Hyland Software Virtual Printer. 2.3.6.6 PBM shall provide quarterly performance guarantee metrics, to be documented by County and contractor on an annual basis, for fiscal year end June 30th by July 15th the same year. 2.3.7 Claims Processing 2.3.7.1 PBM shall agree to have data utilization edits in place that identify and deny duplicate claims, claims filed too soon, and claims requiring authorization when such SERIAL# 260106-RFP authorization is not in place and shall generate messages to the pharmacist for review and approval or denial of the claim due to safety issues. 2.3.8 Customer Service 2.3.8.1 PBM shall provide customer service staff that are fully trained on Maricopa County’s pharmacy plan. 2.3.8.2 PBM shall provide a dedicated customer service team that is available during the hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 pm MST Monday through Friday, excluding County holidays (list of County holidays available upon award). The PBM team will have thorough training and knowledge in the County’s pharmacy plan designs. 2.3.9 Implementation Plan 2.3.9.1 PBM shall provide, annually, a detailed implementation plan with mutually agreed upon tasks assignments. The implementation plan shall be due to the County for fiscal year end June 30th by July 15th the same calendar year. 2.3.9.2 PBM must comply with the current ICA Pharmacy Fee Schedule for Arizona per Arizona Revised Statutes (A.R.S.) § 23-908. 2.3.10 Education Support 2.3.10.1 PBM shall provide the County with an array of educational material and web-based tools that will help educate County employees that require service on where to obtain prescriptions and how they are covered (See Attachment D, Pricing Sheet). The tool(s) must also provide suggestions for additional options for cost- effective medication within the same therapeutic class. 2.3.11 Network With regard to the actual dispensing process involving the contracted providers in PBM’s network, services will be provided to members under the following terms and conditions: 2.3.11.1 Pharmacy shall dispense generic equivalent drugs in lieu of prescribed brand name drugs, if commercially available, if they meet the requirements of the Industrial Commission Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule Section I(C), SERIAL# 260106-RFP and if they are consistent with the prescriber’s orders and the dispensing pharmacist’s professional judgment and current Federal and State laws and regulations. 2.3.11.2 Preferred Network 2.3.11.2.1 It is expected that PBM will propose a preferred network of retail pharmacies where the County will receive a greater discount than Average Wholesale Price (AWP). 2.3.11.3 Secondary Network 2.3.11.3.1 The County shall require a network that includes the maximum number of retail pharmacies as possible. 2.3.11.4 Specialty Drugs 2.3.11.4.1 PBM shall provide a cost-effective Specialty Pharmacy Program with either centralized distribution or multi-channel distribution that is national, convenient, consistent, and flexible. Specialty pharmaceuticals are generally high-cost medications that are usually prescribed for people with complex or chronic medical conditions, for example, multiple sclerosis, hemophilia, hepatitis, or rheumatoid arthritis. Medications typically exhibit one or more of the following characteristics: may be injected or infused, although some may be taken orally; have unique monitoring, storage or shipment requirements; require additional education and support from a health care professional; and are usually not available at retail pharmacies. 2.3.11.4.2 The Specialty Pharmacy Program must have developed services to meet the unique challenges of dispensing and monitoring specialty pharmaceuticals. The Specialty Pharmacy Program must provide cost- effective care and promote positive patient outcomes through increased adherence to medication regimen, as well as promote an SERIAL# 260106-RFP enhanced patient experience through the availability of convenient scheduled delivery, disease management programs, and compliance monitoring that employs a care- coordination model. In care-coordination model, licensed clinicians (e.g. nurses, pharmacists, and physicians) provide comprehensive clinical management services. Clinical professionals support patients through a plan of care that includes education, training, and mental health support (e.g., behavioral health, case management, or disease management referral). The plan of care will address education, interventions, compliance, monitoring parameters, and goals and outcomes of therapy. Non-adherence or non- compliance to the plan and the rationale behind the non-adherence or non- compliance must be communicated to the prescribing physician. 2.3.11.4.3 The Specialty Pharmacy Program must contain provisions addressing preferred specialty medications and biosimilars. 2.3.12 Pharmaceuticals 2.3.12.1 The Pharmaceutical Fe e Schedule applies to prescription medicines required to treat an injured employee, whether the medicine is dispensed by a pharmacy or dispensed by a physician. Medicines dispensed by either a pharmacy or physicians are subject to the most recent Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule, provided on the azica.gov website https://www.azica.gov/2026-arizona- physicians-fee-schedule 2.3.12.2 Generic drugs shall be dispensed to workers' compensation claimants when they are available and as provided in A.R.S. § 32-1963.01, subsections A and C through L; for purposes of this section, the definitions found in A.R.S. § 32-1963.01 apply. 2.3.12.3 Reimbursement for prescription medicines shall be based on the medication dispensed, including a brand SERIAL# 260106-RFP name drug that is dispensed, as provided in A.R.S. § 32-1963.01. 2.3.12.4 Reimbursement for prescription medicines shall be based on the Pharmaceutical Fee Schedule in the absence of a contractual agreement between the pharmacy and payer governing reimbursement. Network discounts may not be applied in the absence of a contractual agreement with the pharmacy authorizing such discounts. 2.3.12.5 Reimbursement for injectable drugs requires a provider to identify the injectable drug given through the use of an accepted industry identifier, such as the applicable national drug code (NDC), to enable the payer to make the appropriate payment. 2.3.12.6 As another cost reducing measure, the Commission is asking the medical community to voluntarily prescribe less costly drugs whenever possible. 2.3.12.7 Whether dispensed by a pharmacy or dispensed by a medical practitioner or by a pharmacy not accessible to the general public, the dispensing fee per prescription shall be $7.00 as recommended by the ICA. 2.3.12.7.1 If a prescription or over the counter (OTC) medication is administered by a medical practitioner, a dispensing fee is not permitted. 2.3.13 Infusion Therapy 2.3.13.1 PBM may propose a separate Specialty Infusion Program that features cost containment and cost avoidance to reduce and manage inappropriate utilization of services, decrease cost drivers associated with location of care, and identify cost-effective, convenient, coordinated care. The Specialty Infusion Program must improve member health and well-being by providing access to accurate, objective, and relevant healthcare information, improve member quality of life, and decrease absenteeism. The Specialty Infusion Program must demonstrate, through reports and documentation, a defined return on investment for the County and proven positive outcomes for members. SERIAL# 260106-RFP 2.3.14 Injectables 2.3.14.1 PBM may propose an Injectables Program to manage the cost of injectable medication (including self- injectable and those administered in a physician’s office or hospital) through the PBM. The program must demonstrate, through reports and documentation, a defined return on investment for the County and proven positive outcomes for members. 2.3.15 Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Distribution 2.3.15.1 PBM shall propose a DME distribution program for DME available at a medical supply facility or retail pharmacy store where there is a defined return on investment for the County. This program shall include equipment, wound care, ostomy supplies, nebulizers, respiratory aids, and incontinence supplies. This service should be processed through the pharmacy authorization process. SERIAL# 260106-RFP EXHIBIT B-1 VENDOR NARRATIVE 5.6.1.1.1 The following questions must be answered to be considered for Workers’ Compensation Medical Bill Review and Check Writing Services (BRCWS). 5.6.1.1.1.1 Describe the implementation process you would employ for a seamless transition of our cost containment operations to your organization and address all aspects including account setup, Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) development, history transfer, etc. Provide the name of your implementation manager who will be assigned to the County and his/her related professional experience. As the incumbent for the County’s cost containment operations, no further implementation is required at this time. All necessary services and procedures are already in place. However, CorVel is open to discussing enhancements and any changes that the County is looking to implement. 5.6.1.1.1.2 Which office locations will perform re-pricing for our account? What is the composition of your Medical Bill Review staff at this office (titles and number of associates per position)? Our Phoenix, Arizona office will continue to perform re- pricing for the County: See address below: 1850 North Central Avenue Suite 2005 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Contractor’s medical bill review staff includes the following personnel: • 1 Manager-Cristina Procita • 2 Senior Analysts with Specialties in Quality Assurance - Theresa Chausee, Jamie McNew • 1 Senior Analyst, Professional Review Specialist and CPC - Torry Shuman • 1 Senior Analyst, Provider Relations - Bao Chang • 3 Bill Review Analysts - Deb Gerard Melissa Levario, Mai Thao SERIAL# 260106-RFP • 2 Clerical Assistants - Toni Lopez, TBD 5.6.1.1.1.3 Other than reducing bills to state’s fee schedule, elaborate on other methods your firm will provide to allow for further reductions. In addition to reducing bills to state fee schedules, contractor’s bill review solution leverages a multi- layered approach to identify and capture additional cost savings. Contractor integrates a proprietary PPO network and apply negotiated discounts below the fee schedule or usual and customary rates, maximizing in-network savings opportunities. Contractor’s bill review rules engine applies millions of coding and billing edits to identify errors such as duplicate charges, unbundling, fragmented billing, and upcoding, while ensuring compliance with CPT, CMS/NCCI edits, and jurisdictional guidelines. These automated edits are supplemented by experienced bill review analysts who perform detailed line-item reviews to detect nuanced billing inconsistencies and patterns that may not be captured by automation alone. For complex or high-dollar bills, our professional review team, comprised of registered nurses and certified professional coders, conducts clinical and coding validation against the medical record to confirm the appropriateness of services billed. This process routinely identifies additional savings by correcting coding inaccuracies, addressing inappropriate utilization, and validating medical necessity. Bills that meet specific thresholds are escalated to our expert negotiation team, which leverages clinical insights, benchmark data, and provider-specific billing history to negotiate reductions on out-of-network charges or services not governed by a fee schedule. All negotiated outcomes are secured with provider agreements to ensure defensibility and eliminate balance billing. By integrating advanced technology, experienced bill review analysts, and clinical expertise, contractors ensure each bill is thoroughly evaluated for accuracy, SERIAL# 260106-RFP appropriateness, and cost efficiency, consistently delivering savings that exceed standard fee schedule reductions. 5.6.1.1.1.4 List any affiliated PPO providers or other providers that offer discounted programs to your organization. Contractor maintains an agreement with the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona network. Contractor’s exclusive arrangement with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona offers the most PPO savings possible. Contractor is the only company that has this arrangement with the Blue Cross Blue Shield network. In addition, contractor offers a proprietary PPO network comprised of more than 1.2 million providers nationwide and over 14,000 providers in Arizona to offer the County local insight with national coverage. Providers are selected from demanding criteria based on quality, range of services, and location. Each provider is thoroughly evaluated and credentialed, then re-credentialed every three years. Through this extensive evaluation process, we can provide significant hospital, physician, and ancillary medical savings while maintaining high-quality care. 5.6.1.1.1.5 How does your company handle charges that are not covered by the approved and current fee schedules on the ICA website? What method does your company employ to ensure the County agency does not overpay for non-covered services? Describe your provider inquiries department and how you address provider complaints. What specific (uniqueness) can you offer about your handling of provider inquiries that will ensure the number of provider complaints received by the County’s staff is minimized? Please specifically address Facility bills as these are not covered by the fee schedule and a significant cost to the County. Contractor reviews all charges not covered by the Arizona fee schedule using a structured bill review methodology designed to ensure accurate reimbursement and prevent overpayment. Bills that fall outside fee schedule parameters are identified through client-specific special handling instructions embedded in our bill review program. These may include SERIAL# 260106-RFP negotiable bills, ambulance, home health, catastrophic, and facility bills, which are not governed by standard fee schedules and represent a significant cost component. For non-covered and facility services, contractor determines appropriate reimbursement using a combination of contract language, usual and customary benchmarks, comparable services, and provider-specific billing patterns. Bills meeting defined thresholds or complexity are escalated for clinical and coding review by registered nurses and certified professional coders to validate medical necessity, coding accuracy, and appropriateness of services billed. When applicable, bills are routed to our negotiation team, which leverages benchmark data and provider history to secure defensible reductions for out-of- network and non-fee schedule services. All negotiated outcomes are documented to ensure consistency and eliminate balance billing risk. To prevent overpayment, contractor applies a multi- layered audit approach. Our rules engine applies extensive coding and billing edits to identify duplicate charges, unbundling, upcoding, and other inconsistencies while ensuring compliance with CPT, CMS/NCCI, and jurisdictional guidelines. These automated edits are supplemented by bill review analysts performing line-item review. In addition, contractor’s duplicate edit process specifically distinguishes between facility and physician billing, ensuring accurate processing and preventing erroneous duplicate denials or payments. Contractor also assists in identifying and recouping any overpayments in a timely manner. The County’s current program is achieving strong facility bill review outcomes, with 2024 savings equal to 65% of total recommended payments. Provider Portal Contractor offers a provider portal that lets providers quickly and easily access Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT) and check payments as well as EOR images, SERIAL# 260106-RFP eliminating the need for us to send paper payment statements and emails. Features of the provider portal include: • View bill status for EFT and check transactions • View EOR images • View zero pay EORs • Export data to Excel • Upload documents and medical bills to CorVel • View bundled/unbundled EFT payments • Update provider information (add or remove provider, update location, etc.) Provider Inquiries Department Providers are directed on the Explanation of Review (EOR) to contact Contractor with any reimbursement questions. Inquiries may be submitted via phone, email, or through contractor’s web platforms. Our Provider Relations team responds to all inquiries within 24 business hours and serves as the central point of contact for billing questions, reconsideration requests, and payment clarification. If a provider contacts the adjuster directly, they are referred back to contractor to ensure consistent handling and reduce administrative burden on County staff. Contractor also provides a secure provider portal that allows providers to access bill status, payment details, and EOR images, including zero-pay determinations, and to upload supporting documentation. This transparency reduces the need for follow-up calls and expedites resolution of questions. Provider Complaints and Minimization Approach All provider complaints are managed through a formal grievance process with defined escalation protocols, including review by management and the Provider Network Quality Assurance Committee when needed. Each grievance is investigated, documented, and resolved with written communication to all parties. Contractor minimizes provider complaints reaching County staff through: • centralized handling of all provider inquiries by the Provider Relations team • clearly documented reimbursement rationale on EORs • consistent application of bill review rules and reimbursement methodologies • proactive provider access to payment and bill status SERIAL# 260106-RFP through the portal • structured escalation and resolution processes 5.6.1.1.1.6 Does your company use a third party to process billing? If so, what company is used? Preference will be given to companies that do NOT use a third-party bill processor. No, we do not use a third-party vendor to process our bills. Contractor manages bill review from intake to EOR on bills that range in complexity from provider to hospital bills. Our software, systems, and staff are direct resources of our company. We have over 200 employees involved in the development, management and support of our bill review software. Payors can review and approve bills online as well as access savings reports in an instant through our online system. The process is paperless, through scanning and EDI as well as cost effective and efficient with no storage or filing costs. Our rapid turnaround time and online platform make information available in real-time. For a complete, end-to-end solution, contractor supports provider reimbursement through weekly invoicing and ACH credits, issuing payments to providers upon customer approval. 5.6.1.1.1.7 What is the process for the check writing service? Is pre-payment required? How frequently are invoices sent? Contractor provides treasury services to enhance efficiencies for the County. We provide access to an online bill approval tool where Maricopa County can track the status of a bill, view images and EORs, and approve or deny payment. Once a bill is marked for approval, the EOR and the attached check are mailed to the provider within 48 hours (Or EFT issued). An electronic payment file is then sent to the County and/or your TPA systems on a nightly basis. The current process for the County is as follows: • Once a week on Fridays, the treasury department sends an invoice and check register for the previous week to the County • The County funds via ACH Credit • Once we receive the funds, we release the checks, SERIAL# 260106-RFP which are mailed out to providers 5.6.1.1.1.8 Provide proof that respondent has been in the Workers’ Compensation Bill Review business for a minimum of five consecutive years (see Section 2.2.4.1). Contractor has been providing bill review services for over 35 years and has been providing the County with bill review services for 11 years. 5.6.1.1.1.9 Provide sample reports as required in Section 2.2.3.1. Please see Attachment A: Sample Bill Review Reports 5.6.1.1.2 Respondents must address the following in their proposal to be considered for Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) services (see Section 2.3.). 5.6.1.1.2.1 Implementation plan per Section 2.3.9 CorVel’s pharmacy program is already implemented for Maricopa County, with demonstrated results including 56% pharmacy utilization and 97.3% generic efficiency in 2024. No implementation is required at this time. The process below outlines our standard approach for implementing the program for new clients, led by our Pharmacy Solutions Implementation Team and supported by close coordination with the client and prior pharmacy program to ensure a smooth transition. • Transfer medications and claims history of tail claims to CorVel, including drug history and mail order tail/legacy claims. • Develop a custom formulary to meet Maricopa County's specific program needs. Each formulary is reviewed quarterly with CorVel’s nurse, pharmacist, and data analysis team to ensure quality and safe care. • Train adjusters on CorVel’s pharmacy processes, including point of sale, prior authorization and formulary training. Our proprietary claims management system, provides a proactive and comprehensive analysis of bill review data. All medication transactions are visible for maximum pharmacy spend management. • Notify eligible injured workers of new benefits with a text able pharmacy card. A notification letter is sent with a sampling of the 64,000 participating pharmacies in the pharmacy network. • Initiate pharmacy level reminders of new coverage for injured workers with clear messaging, including CorVel SERIAL# 260106-RFP Pharmacy Solutions phone number to call our nationally Certified Pharmacy Technicians with questions. • Follow up with Maricopa County on a monthly basis. The Pharmacy Solutions Implementation team closely monitors the first 30 days’ activity, followed by a one- month review meeting. 5.6.1.1.2.2 Dedicated PBM consultant to be the County’s key clinical pharmacist and strategist; provide the name of your consultant and his/her related professional experience. Joseph Hunt, PharmD, possesses extensive experience navigating fast-paced retail environments, ensuring medication safety, optimizing workflows, and managing patient counseling and care. He successfully owned and operated a pharmacy business, mastering the operational, financial, and regulatory demands of independent and compounding pharmacy management while fostering deep community relationships. For the last 5 years, Joe has utilized his previous pharmacy industry experience to provide specialized clinical support for workers' compensation claim management personnel, navigating complex injury management, confirming relatedness, interpreting utilization reviews, and ensuring medication appropriateness. Ryan Hamm, PharmD, RPH, has been a Clinical Pharmacist with CorVel in the Worker’s Compensation industry for 7 years. He specializes in clinical support, formulary management, prior authorization assistance, and pharmacy reviews. Ryan collaborates with team members, clients, and healthcare professionals to provide excellent pharmaceutical care for injured workers”. Doctor Hunt and Doctor Hamm work side by side with our Pharmacy Technicians to provide immediate support and clinical guidance for any needed medication decisions when more detailed input would benefit the claim and injured worker. The team is available to provide guidance and updated clinical information to CorVel staff, claims handlers, nurse case managers or even treating prescribers. They can explore and recommend alternative medication solutions on a case-by-case basis. SERIAL# 260106-RFP Contractors Clinical Team of pharmacists and nurses are called upon daily to provide clinical insight and information on any drug utilization (DUR) function or concern. The more common areas are therapeutic duplications, high opioid MEQ scores and/or weaning potential or opportunities, polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions (DDIs), and adverse effects or side effects and recommended ways to mitigate them. Pharmacist Resumes – available upon request. 5.6.1.1.2.3 Dedicated local account manager; provide the name of your dedicated local account manager who will be assigned to the County and his/her related professional experience Dani Oluyeba currently serves as the local account manager for the County. Dani has over 20 years of extensive experience in account management and client relationship management. She has worked in the pharmacy and finance industries with proven success in first class customer service. Key Staff Resumes – available upon request. 5.6.1.1.2.4 List of all generic drugs on your Maximum Allowable Cost (MAC) manufacture list Contractor does not maintain a traditional Maximum Allowable Cost (MAC) list. Instead, we apply a competitive discount methodology across all generic medications, which we have found delivers superior savings and consistency in the workers’ compensation market. Contractor promotes and supports a generic-first dispensing strategy. All brand-name medications are stopped at the point of sale and reviewed by our team of nationally certified pharmacy technicians. When a brand medication is prescribed, the team proactively requests substitution to a therapeutically equivalent generic alternative whenever appropriate. In cases where a DAW 1 (“Dispense as Written – No Substitution”) is indicated, contractor initiates outreach to the prescribing provider to confirm clinical necessity. A Letter of Medical Necessity is required for SERIAL# 260106-RFP all brand-name medications to ensure appropriate utilization and cost control. This approach ensures optimized savings, strong clinical oversight, and alignment with evidence-based prescribing practices. 5.6.1.1.2.5 List of off-list price or retail price of DME Contractors DME network panel is comprised of several national industry leading providers. To help ensure optimized savings, all services are quoted at the point of the referral, and quotes are reviewed before service delivery. As a quoted service, we do not have a full pricing list. However, contractor’s average DME savings from fee schedule and reasonable and customary rates is approximately 23%. 5.6.1.1.2.6 List of preferred networks of retail pharmacies. Please see Attachment D: Arizona Retail Pharmacies 5.6.1.1.2.7 Sample reports as required by Section 2.3.6 Contractor will provide Maricopa County with a full variety of reports to analyze our pharmacy services, demonstrate savings, performance, generic, brand, and mail order drug utilization, penetration, as well as additional metrics. On a monthly basis, Maricopa County will also receive a detailed report of all prescriptions filled during the month. The report includes which claimants filled prescriptions, the name of the prescription and the cost. Standard pharmacy reports include: • Pharmacy savings detail • Pharmacy savings summary • Drug specific report • Pharmacy alert report • Pharmacy detail report • Pharmacy management report • Clinical modeling report • Medication review report Sample Pharmacy Reports - available upon request. SERIAL# 260106-RFP EXHIBIT C CORVEL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION CAREMC LICENSE AGREEMENT This CareMC License Agreement (this “License Agreement”) is entered into as the 30th day of September 2026 (the “Effective Date”) by and between CorVel Healthcare Corporation (“CorVel”), 1920 Main Street, Suite 900, Irvine, CA 92614 and Maricopa County (“Customer”). RECITALS WHEREAS, CorVel has developed a proprietary software solution (the “CareMC Application”) which is accessible via the CorVel web site located at URL www.caremc.com (the “CareMC Site”), through which CorVel provides its customers with the option of utilizing certain managed care services, including certain bill review services, online (such automated and online components of CorVel’s managed care services, “Online Services”); and WHEREAS, CorVel provides its customers with the option of accessing certain Managed Care Services by means of the CareMC Application via the CareMC Site; and WHEREAS, CorVel and Customer have entered into a contract for Workers’ Compensation Bill Review, Pharmacy Benefits and Physical Therapy 260106-RFP dated September 30, 2026 (“260106-RFP”) to which this License Agreement is attached as Exhibit C; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, the promises made herein, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows: 1. ACCESS TO THE CAREMC APPLICATION A. Terms of Use. The parties acknowledge and agree that the terms and conditions under which particular Managed Care Services are provided by CorVel and the terms and conditions under which Customer may access and use the CareMC Application in order to utilize the Online Services shall be governed by the terms and conditions of 260106-RFP, including this License Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of this License Agreement and the terms and conditions of 260106-RFP, the terms and conditions of 260106-RFP shall govern. B. Registration Information. Prior to accessing the CareMC Application, Customer shall provide CorVel with certain registration information requested therein (“Registration Information”). Customer covenants that the Registration Information Customer provides will be true, accurate, current and complete and will be updated as necessary to keep it so. D. Passwords and Levels of Access. As soon as practicable after the execution of this CareMC License Agreement, Customer shall designate a group of authorized end users as requiring access to the CareMC Application and Online Services (each an “Authorized End User”). CorVel shall create a unique username and password for each individual Authorized End User. Customer shall then designate Authorized End Users. The Authorized End Users (“Restricted End Users”) shall have access to a “read only” for the data available on the CareMC Application that relates to claims specific to that Authorized End User and such other data that Customer specifically requests in writing be accessible to such Authorized End Users. Access by Authorized End Users to data available on the CareMC Application shall be subject in all cases to any limitations imposed by applicable law. E. Email Domain Names. If Customer requires utilizing more than one email domain name for itself or its wholly owned subsidiaries and/or affiliates this CareMC License Agreement must attach a list of such email domain names as Attachment 2. After execution of the License Agreement, any changes or modifications required by Customer for itself and its wholly owned subsidiaries and/or affiliates shall require a written amendment mutually agreed to by both parties. Email: @maricopa.gov. F. Security of Passwords. Customer will be solely responsible for (i) selecting Authorized End Users, (ii) assigning the various levels of authority and access each Authorized End User may have to the CareMC Application, Online Services and Customer Data (defined below), (iii) ensuring that only Authorized End Users have access to the passwords and multi-factor authentication (MFA) passcodes provided by CorVel or as changed from time to time by Authorized End Users, (iv) implementing a system to control, track and account for all of Customer’s CareMC Application passwords, (v) strictly maintaining the confidentiality, security and integrity of SERIAL# 260106-RFP all passwords and MFA passcodes used to access the CareMC Application and Online Services, and (vi) ensuring that Authorized End Users shall at all times comply with the terms and conditions of this CareMC License Agreement. Passwords may be changed at any time by Authorized End Users and must be changed at least once every ninety (90) days. Customer further agrees that it shall notify CorVel immediately in writing if Customer knows or suspects that the confidentiality, security or integrity of a password or MFA passcode has been compromised. CorVel will provide reasonable cooperation to Customer in the event of such compromise. G. Customer Data. Responsibility for ensuring that the content and data input into the CareMC Application by Customer or Authorized End Users (“Customer Data”) is accurate, reflects Customer’s requirements and is entered correctly lies solely with Customer. All data generated by and through Customer’s use of the CareMC Application and Online Services shall reside on CorVel’s server. CorVel reserves the right to temporarily suspend access to any Customer Data that it determines, in its sole discretion, violates the terms and conditions of this License Agreement or any applicable laws. H. Changes to the CareMC Application. CorVel reserves the right, at any time in its sole discretion and without liability to Customer, to delete or change features of the CareMC Application, CareMC Site or Online Services provided such changes do not materially alter the functionality, efficiency or performance of the CareMC Application. 2. LICENSE AND RESTRICTIONS A. Limited License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CorVel grants to Customer during the term of 260106-RFP a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use, and allow Authorized End Users to access and use, the CareMC Application via the CareMC Site solely for Customer’s own internal business use and operations. Customer shall access and use the CareMC Application in accordance with the user’s guides and online instruction provided to Customer by CorVel (“Documentation”) and all applicable laws, statutes, rules and regulations. B. Restrictions. Customer shall not, and shall not allow Authorized End Users or any third party to (i) rent, lease, re-license or otherwise provide access to the CareMC Application or Online Services to any third party, (ii) alter, modify or create derivative works of the CareMC Application, (iii) use any reverse compilation, decompilation or disassembly techniques or similar methods to determine any design structure, concepts and construction method of the CareMC Application or replicate the functionality of the CareMC Application for any purpose, or (iv) copy the CareMC Application or any content, materials, information and other data provided by CorVel on the CareMC Site or used in providing the Online Services (“CorVel Content”) and/or Documentation without CorVel’s prior written consent. C. Third Parties. Customer shall not allow any third party to have access to the CareMC Application or Online Services without prior written consent of CorVel and ensuring that (i) such third party enters into a legally enforceable written agreement with CorVel, or (ii) CorVel and Customer shall enter into a written agreement whereby Customer assumes all responsibility and liability for access by such third party. D. Ownership. CorVel owns and shall retain all right, title and interest in and to the CareMC Application, Documentation, CareMC Site, Online Services, CorVel Content and any intellectual property rights inherent therein or arising therefrom. In addition to CorVel’s rights in the individual elements of the CorVel Content, CorVel owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the CorVel Content. Neither Customer nor any Authorized End User shall obtain any ownership rights, express or implied, or any other rights other than those expressly set forth herein in the CareMC Application, Documentation or CorVel Content. E. Compliance Monitoring and Audits. CorVel may monitor and perform remote audits of Customer’s use of the CareMC Application and CareMC Site for the purpose of verifying that Customer and Authorized End Users are using the CareMC Application in compliance with the terms of this CareMC License Agreement. CorVel reserves the right, to temporarily suspend Customer’s or any Authorized End User’s access to the CareMC Application in the event Customer or such Authorized End User engages in, or CorVel in good faith suspects is engaged in, any unauthorized conduct. Upon such suspension, CorVel shall immediately inform Customer of such suspension and provide Customer support to resolve any issue which has arisen within a commercially reasonable timeframe. 3. INFRASTRUCTURE, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT A. CorVel Infrastructure Obligations. Subject to Customer’s compliance with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, CorVel shall be responsible for providing and maintaining the hardware, software and SERIAL# 260106-RFP other equipment required to host the CareMC Application for Customer (“CareMC Infrastructure”). The CareMC Infrastructure is subject to modification by CorVel from time to time for purposes such as adding new functionality, maximizing operating efficiency and upgrading hardware, provided such modifications shall not in the aggregate degrade the performance of the Online Services utilized by Customer. Customer understands and acknowledges that such modifications may require changes to Customer’s Internet access and/or telecommunications infrastructure to maintain Customer’s desired level of performance. CorVel shall give Customer reasonable prior written notice of any such modifications. B. Customer Infrastructure Obligations. Except for the CareMC Infrastructure, which will be provided by CorVel, Customer shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all hardware, software, equipment, Internet access and/or telecommunications services and other items or services furnished by third party venders or providers (“Third Party Providers”) required to enable Customer to access and use the CareMC Application and CareMC Site as contemplated hereunder. C. Support. CorVel will provide general support regarding questions on the CareMC Application and CareMC Site via email and by telephone from Monday through Friday between the hours of 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, excluding holidays. D. Scheduled Maintenance. CorVel will use reasonable efforts to (i) perform any scheduled downtime outside of Customer’s normal business hours, (ii) notify Customer of all scheduled downtimes at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance, and (iii) perform software updates to the CareMC Application with minimal disruption to Customer’s use of the Online Services. E. System Monitoring. CorVel will use reasonable efforts to continuously monitor its web servers and database servers to ensure that they are functioning properly. F. Security. CorVel will implement and use reasonable efforts to maintain secure systems through the use of firewalls, virtual private networks (VPN), and other security technologies. CorVel will maintain its policies, procedures and processes as pursuant to applicable state and federal privacy laws. 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES A. Customer Representations. Customer represents that (i) it has the legal authority to provide the Customer Data to CorVel hereunder, and (ii) it is fully aware and knowledgeable of and shall comply with its duties and responsibilities with respect to the privacy and confidentiality of medical records and Personal Information as defined under applicable federal and state laws, including but not limited to those imposed by applicable state and federal privacy and security laws. Upon written notice to Customer, CorVel may modify or temporarily suspend Customer’s access to and use of the CareMC Application, Online Services and/or CareMC Site as necessary to comply with any law or regulation. B. CorVel Warranties. CorVel warrants that (i) it shall use commercially reasonable professional practices and good workmanship in providing the CareMC Application, and (ii) Customer support will be performed consistent with generally accepted industry standards. These warranties extend only to Customer. C. Exclusive Remedy. For any breach of the foregoing warranties, CorVel’s entire liability and Customer’s exclusive remedy will be the correction of the problems or errors that cause the breach of warranty, if feasible, or termination of the Agreement. 5. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY A. Disclaimers. TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EXCEPT FOR THE LIMITED WARRANTIES DESCRIBED IN SECTION 4B ABOVE, CORVEL MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, GOOD TITLE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT. CUSTOMER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES AS FOLLOWS: (i) Internet Usage. Customer acknowledges that the Internet is essentially an unregulated, insecure and unreliable environment, and that the ability of Customer to access and use the CareMC Application is dependent on the Internet and hardware, software and services provided by various Third Party Providers. CORVEL SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CUSTOMER’S INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE CAREMC APPLICATION TO THE EXTENT SOLELY CAUSED BY FAILURES OR INTERRUPTIONS OF ANY HARDWARE, SOFTWARE OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY CUSTOMER OR THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS. SERIAL# 260106-RFP (ii) CareMC Application. CUSTOMER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT CORVEL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE CAREMC APPLICATION OR ONLINE SERVICES ARE ERROR FREE, THAT CUSTOMER WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE CAREMC APPLICATION OR ONLINE SERVICES WITHOUT PROBLEMS OR INTERRUPTIONS, OR THAT THE CAREMC SITE AND CAREMC APPLICATION ARE NOT SUSCEPTIBLE TO INTRUSION, ATTACK OR COMPUTER VIRUS INFECTION. B. Exclusion of Damages. (i) Exclusion of Damages. NEITHER PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS OR LOST REVENUES) UNDER THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT FORESEEABLE AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CLAIMS UNDER THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT ARE BROUGHT UNDER TORT, CONTRACT OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY. (ii) Acknowledgment. The parties acknowledge that the limitations and disclaimers set forth in this License Agreement were an essential element in setting consideration under this License Agreement. 6. INDEMNIFICATION AS PURSUANT TO 260106-RFP 7. INSURANCE AS PURSUANT TO 260106-RFP 8. TERM AND TERMINATION AS PURSUANT TO 260106-RFP 9. CONFIDENTIALITY AS PURSUANT TO 260106-RFP