The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (JFS) through the Office of Information Systems (IS) is soliciting proposals from vendors with approved Office of Information Technology (OIT) State Term Schedules (STS), or listed as an authorized dealer on an approved STS, that are authorized to provide Independent Validation and Verification related services under their STS to support JFS/IS. 

Background

States report to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on a monthly and quarterly basis under the Unemployment Insurance Required Reports (UIRR) system.  A comprehensive data validation program is necessary to ensure the accuracy of the UIRR data. UIRR data are used for economic statistics, to allocate UI administrative funding based on state workload, to measure state claimant eligibility criteria and performance in providing benefits, and to account for fund utilization. It is therefore essential that states report UIRR data accurately and uniformly.

The Contractor must complete the Services and produce the Deliverables described in Section VI.  The contract will be deliverables-based and must be completed by September 30, 2009.