Montgomery County is seeking up to three contractors to provide medical insurance services and administration, effective January 1, 2028. Proposals must be submitted electronically via BidNet Direct by October 23, 2026, at 3:00 pm EST. Offerors must submit separate proposals for each medical benefit plan they wish to be considered for. A presubmission conference is highly recommended on September 29, 2026. Performance standards and associated fees at risk are outlined in Attachment E.
For self-insured plans, claims are paid within ten business days of receipt and acceptance of a true and correct invoice. Administrative fees are paid within thirty business days. For fully-insured plans, premiums are paid within fifteen business days of receipt and acceptance of a true and correct invoice. for selfinsured plans, the contractors will be paid for claims within ten 10 business days of receipt and acceptance of a true and correct invoice submitted by the contractor on a weekly basis
The evaluation criteria include technical proposal scores (provider networks, administration programs, plan design compliance) and price proposal scores (repricing, fixed fees, performance guarantees). The qsc will evaluate the proposals based on the following criteria
Offerors must submit Attachment H, Intent to Respond Form, to proceed to written proposal evaluation. an offeror that did not submit attachment h, intent to respond form in accordance with the rfp will not proceed any further
Contractors must agree to performance standards and associated fees at risk for not meeting the standards. The successful contractors must agree to the performance standards and associated fees at risk for not meeting the standards which are outlined in attachment e technical and financial proposal form.
A written protest must be delivered to the director, office of procurement within ten 10 days after the director, office of procurement, publicly posts the proposed contract award. any offeror who is aggrieved may file a protest. any offeror who is aggrieved in connection with a formal solicitation must deliver a written protest to the director, office of procurement: a within ten 10 days after the director, office of procurement, publicly posts the proposed contract award
Failure to submit all required proposal submissions may render its proposal unacceptable. failure of an offeror to submit all required proposal submissions may render its proposal unacceptable as determined by the director, office of procurement.
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