The State of Nebraska, Administrative Services (AS), Materiel Division, Purchasing Bureau will be issuing a Request for Proposal for the purpose of selecting a qualified contractor(s) to provide Medicaid Managed Care Physical Health Services through a Managed Care Organization(s) for the statewide expansion of the Medicaid managed care program into the remaining 83 counties not currently with the managed care counties. The tentative release date is September 15, 2011 September 30, 2011 and copies of the Request for Proposal may be obtained from the State Purchasing Bureau website at: http://www.das.state.ne.us/materiel/purchasing/rfp.htm