The Health Care Authority (HCA) is seeking proposals for actuarial and modeling consulting services to project costs and impacts of the state's health care affordability initiatives. The contract term will be for four years. Proposals must be submitted electronically via the HCA's Bonfire system by January 16, 2026. The evaluation will consider organizational experience, references, mandatory specifications, cost, and preferences. The protest deadline is April 6, 2026. The selected vendor will perform enrollment impact modeling, state cost budget and member impact modeling, annual uninsured demographic analysis, state out-of-pocket assistance reconciliation, premium impact modeling for standardized health plans, annual legislative actuarial report, and technical assistance, coordination, and data management services. The offeror must complete and submit the campaign contribution disclosure form and the letter of transmittal form. The contents of all submitted proposals will be kept confidential until the final award has been completed by the agency.
The proposal due date is January 16, 2026, which is the deadline for submitting proposals via the electronic procurement portal.
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The most advantageous offerors will be selected, taking into consideration the evaluation factors set forth in this rfp.
Offerors must submit a copy of its valid New Mexico Native American Resident Preference Certificate or its valid New Mexico Native American Resident Veteran Preference with its proposal.
The procurement code imposes civil, misdemeanor, and felony criminal penalties for its violation.
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The protest deadline is April 6, 2026.
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