11-RFP 08 Cost Proposal Worksheet.docx
DOCX document 56 KB Posted
- Attached to
- Employee Vision Benefits
- Solicitation number
- RFP26-68
- Issued by
- Los Alamos County, New Mexico
About this file
This is a Cost Proposal Worksheet for a fully-insured vision insurance benefits contract issued by the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico, Procurement Division, under Solicitation No. RFP26-68. Los Alamos County seeks qualified offerors to provide vision insurance benefit coverage to county employees. Offerors must submit cost proposals using the provided worksheet or an equivalently formatted document, with all pricing in U.S. dollars. The proposal must include monthly fees for the current plan design across a seven-year contract period, with guaranteed level rates for Years 1 and 2 and optional rate caps or guarantees for Years 3 through 7. Offerors may also propose alternative plan designs with corresponding costs and must provide a retention illustration showing the percentage breakdown of premium allocation across program administration, network access fees, premium taxes, employee communications, meeting attendance, contracts and SPD documents, risk charge, and profit.
Pricing proposals must comply with Los Alamos County Code prohibiting cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contracts, and rates shall not include commissions. Offerors may propose price escalation mechanisms for future years using methods such as specified dollar amounts, specified percentages, capped increases, or formula-based adjustments tied to Producer Price Index or Consumer Price Index. If using formula-based escalations without specified dollar or percentage limits, offerors must clearly describe the notification process and timing for informing the County of increases and the approval process for future years. The County reserves sole discretion to accept any proposed fees and escalation mechanisms. If awarded multiple lines of coverage, offerors must specify any impact to quoted vision rates. Travel expenses, if proposed as direct reimbursable costs, are limited to economy-class airfare, business tolls and parking, rental vehicles or shuttle services, IRS standard mileage rates, lodging up to $250 per night excluding tax, per diem meals, and internet connectivity, with supporting documentation required.
View the file
Other files
On GovTribe
Work with this file
- Download the original file
- Contacts named in this file
- Similar government files
- Ask GovTribe AI about this file
Text version
COST PROPOSAL WORKSHEET
Incorporated County of Los Alamos Procurement Division 101 Camino Entrada, Building 3 Los Alamos, NM 87544
Offeror Company Name:
| Solicitation No.: |
| RFP26-68 |
| Solicitation Title: |
| Employee Vision Benefits |
Name and Title of the Person Completing this Form
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Using this form, or Offeror’s own similarly formatted document, propose costs for all services, defined clearly in individual line items. If more space is needed, Offerors may add rows to clearly describe all costs or may provide more information separately.
2. All costs proposed must be in the currency of the United States of America.
3. Describe costs for reimbursable expenses, if any. If travel costs are proposed as direct reimbursable costs, Offerors should note the County’s *Travel Guidelines provided below and note any deviations or exceptions proposed by Offeror.
4. Describe costs for any additional and optional services Offeror may propose that are not already clearly described.
5. In accordance with County Code, the use of a cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost contract is prohibited. Rates shall not include commissions.
6. Provide costs for all services (including additional, optional, and future services) for all years of an agreement. County will consider, but is under no obligation to accept proposed future year unit prices or price escalations, which may include but are not limited to price escalations based on:
a. a specified dollar amount;
b. a specified percentage;
c. a capped not-to-exceed dollar amount or percentage (e.g., annual increases will never exceed the lesser of $1,000.00 or 3%, per year over the prior year’s fee amounts);
d. or some other formula (e.g., a specific Producer Price Index or Consumer Price Index).
7. If proposing a price escalation mechanism for future years of an agreement where a specified dollar amount or specified percentage has not been proposed (e.g., if using a CPI), Offerors should also clearly describe the process and timing for Offeror to notify County of any such increase and the process by which County would approve such an increase in future years. County, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to accept any given proposed fees and price escalation mechanism and process for any agreement term length.
8. Provide a quote for the current plan design. Provide cost impact for plan design enhancement as outlined in RFP, as well as any plan design alternatives you wish to propose. For Fully Insured fees, quote on the current contributions, and current 3-tier rate structure basis. Fees must be guaranteed for a minimum of two (2) years with level rates for Years 1 and 2 (i.e., there can be no increase in rates in Years 1 and 2). Rate caps or guarantees in years 3-7 will receive additional points as reference in the Proposal Evaluation Criteria Number 6 of the RFP.
COST PROPOSAL WORKSHEET: FULLY INSURED RATES
COST CATEGORY
CURRENT PLAN DESIGN
Monthly Fees:
| Years 1 & 2 |
| Year 3 |
| Year 4 |
| Year 5 |
| Year 6 |
| Year 7 |
Employee Only:
Employee + 1:
Employee + 2 or more:
COST CATEGORY
ALTERNATIVE PLAN DESIGN (IF OFFERING)
Monthly Fees:
| Years 1 & 2 |
| Year 3 |
| Year 4 |
| Year 5 |
| Year 6 |
| Year 7 |
Employee Only:
Employee + 1:
Employee + 2 or more:
| RETENTION ILLUSTRATION (1ST PLAN YEAR) |
| % OF PREMIUM |
Program Administration:
Network Access Fees:
Premium Taxes:
Required Employee Communications:
Required Meeting Attendance:
Contracts/ SPDs:
Risk Charge:
Profit:
TOTAL:
Multiple Lines of Coverage
If you are awarded multiple lines of coverage, what, if any, is the impact to your quoted Vision rates:
*Travel Guidelines:
If Offeror’s travel costs are proposed as direct reimbursable costs, copies of all travel expenses must accompany invoices submitted to County and shall only include the following:
1. The most economical means of transportation shall be used, commercial airlines coach fare rates;
2. Business-related tolls and parking fees;
3. Rental car, taxi service or shuttle services;
4. Mileage shall be reimbursed at the standard mileage rate for business miles driven as established from time to time by the Internal Revenue Service or a minimum of $0.45 per mile;
5. Hotel or motel lodging, not to exceed $250.00 base rate per night excluding tax;
6. Meals, per Los Alamos County Travel Policy, currently $90.00 per diem daily for multi-day travel, or up to $40.00 daily for one day travel;
7. Internet connectivity charges;
8. Any other reasonable costs directly associated with conducting business with County.
9. If reimbursement for lodging or airfare is sought and no receipt is furnished by Contractor showing the actual cost, the travel expense shall be deemed unreasonable and un-reimbursable.
Travel Expenses not allowed are as follows:
1. Entertainment; in-room movies, games, etc. and
2. Alcoholic beverages, mini bar refreshments or tobacco products.
Version: 20250318
Version: 20250318 image1.emf image2.jpeg
File details come from the government source that posted it. Updated .