The purpose of this RFP is to solicit proposals from qualified and experienced proposers that provide Independent Verification & Validation (IV & V) services for enterprise Medicaid Eligibility System Replacement projects. The Louisiana Department of Health seeks to obtain an IV & V Contractor to perform IV & V services for the Design, Development and Implementation (DDI) of a replacement MEDS. The MEDS IT Architecture Upgrade Project DDI is intended to replace the entire current MEDS, including its NiAS (Notices), and Resources sub-systems, with a state-of-the-art, HIPAA compliant, rules-driven, on-line, real-time, web-based MEDS that is versatile in its architecture, structure, and code to support the evolving business needs of Louisiana's Medicaid program. The IV & V Contractor will verify the LDH chosen solution meets business and technical requirements in order to obtain CMS Certification for the chosen MEDS Replacement.