Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of Wisconsin, as represented by its Department of Health Services (DHS), intends to use the results of this RFI process to gather information for a comprehensive report on an independent study cost estimate as well as the proposed processes through which the variables will be studied. This report will be submitted to the Governor and the Chief Clerk of each house of the legislature for review. This RFI is to collect information on the following required variables: 1. Per Section 2 (1) of Act 178, the vendor will examine the following variables: a. Impact of the Employment First Initiative under Section 47.05 of the statutes and corresponding prioritization of Competitive Integrated Employment has had on the expansion or reduction in access to allowable services b. Quality of life c. Levels of community integration d. Overall satisfaction of persons with disabilities in Wisconsin on Medicaid long-term care waivers 2. Calculate a cost estimate for conducting an independent study in 2019 of the variables outlined in Section 2 (1) of Act 178. a. Additionally, account for inflation in the cost estimate for the subsequent years of 2020 and 2021. *only DHS Medicaid waiver participants are to be included under Section 2 (1) of Act 178