Medicaid agency seeks renewal and rebid after asset‑verification system sees higher‑than‑expected use

The Alabama Medicaid Agency told the Contract Review Committee that an amendment to its Acuity Asset Verification Services contract was needed because the system generated more verification 'hits' than anticipated under the original bid. "Acuity provides the federally required asset verifications for the applications the agency receives," said Nick Hines, assistant general counsel for the Medicaid agency. "The amendment was required because the contract is paid out on the number of hits ... there were more hits than the agency anticipated when the contract was originally bid."

Hines said the contract expires at the end of March and the agency will use available renewals, then rebid the service; he described the next procurement as scheduled for the following contract review cycle. The payments are structured by volume of verifications the system locates, so higher usage increased costs and required the amendment.

The committee did not record a formal roll‑call vote on this item in the transcript. The agency indicated the rebid will follow standard procurement procedures; exact renewal terms beyond the immediate extension were described as to be confirmed in the next agenda.