1. IAPD – The Maryland Experience

2. Involve FNS from the start – Guidance – Knowledge – Updates Communicate Often Approvals

3. Schedule Important – Budget – Maintain Focus – Accuracy

4. IAPD Schedule Include All Steps In Approval Processes – Submit IAPD to FNS – Review FNS Comments – Revise IAPD – Submit Revised IAPD to FNS – Receive FNS Approval – Procurements – Draft Scope of Work

5. Timeline Include All Steps In Approval Processes – Program Office Review – Review by Other State Agencies – 2 nd Draft – Resubmit for State Review – Final Copy – FNS Approval – FNS Re-Review(s)

6. Contracts Implementation – When to Release RFP’s? – Which Contract Needs to Be In Place 1 st ? – Order of RFP Release? – How Much Lag Time is Needed Between? – How Much Review Time is Needed for Proposal Evaluations through Contract Execution?

7. Implementation Implementation Schedule – Initiation – Design & Development – Testing – Vendor Readiness – Training Readiness – APL Completion

8. Pilot Pilot Schedule – Initiate Pilot – Collect Data – Analyze Data – Evaluation Report – Submit to FNS – Approval for Rollout

9. Rollout Each Rollout Area – Clinic Training – Vendor Readiness – Clinic Readiness – Go/No-Go Decision – Rollout – Evaluation Statewide Operation

10. Things to Remember – Consult FNS – Consult Other States – Stagger Documents for FNS Review – Be Realistic – Strive For Accuracy GOOD LUCK!