Industry Sessions Notice.docx

Request for Information / Industry Day Notice for U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) Pharmacy Benefits Management (PBM) Services

OVERVIEW:

The Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (OWCP) is Requesting Information (RFI) on OWCP’s latest objectives to better understand current industry capabilities along with common practices in pharmacy benefits management. Therefore, OWCP is conducting market research on industry’s capabilities to provide comprehensive pharmacy benefits management (PBM).

A virtual Industry Day set of meetings with individual vendors is planned for June17, 2024 and concluding on June 21, 2024, to discuss the Government’s current, revised objectives for services and industry’s capabilities and standard processes.

The DOL/OWCP administers four occupational illness/injury compensation programs, which mitigate (through the provision of wage replacement, cash benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits) the financial burden on certain covered workers or their dependents or survivors resulting from certain work-related illness, injury, disease, or death.

A virtual Industry Day set of meetings with individual vendors is planned for June 17, 2024 concluding on June 21, 2024, to discuss the Government’s current, revised objectives for services and industry’s capabilities and standard processes.

The DOL/OWCP is inviting interested parties to participate in one-on-one sessions with OWCP and its component programs to discuss draft requirements for OWCP pharmacy benefits management as stated in the draft PWS. Please see the list of standard questions that all interested vendors are asked to come prepared to discuss.

Interested parties may contact the DOL/OWCP to reserve a One (1) to Two (2) hour timeslot. Each one-on-one session with OWCP personnel will cover vendor capabilities related to market intelligence.

SPONSORED BY:

U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, The Officer of the Senior Procurement Executive (OSPE) on behalf of The Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs

WHEN:

June 17 2024 – June 21, 2024 between the hours of 9:00 am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) and 4:00 pm EDT as stated above

TIME:

One on One Sessions: One (1) to Two (2) hour sessions will be scheduled for vendors to provide information on market intelligence.

SCHEDULING:

The final session of each day will commence no later than 3:00 pm EDT if the scheduled session is for One (1) hour.

A two (2) hour session must commence by 2:00 pm EDT to meet a 4:00 pm EDT completion time.

There will be no sessions scheduled between the hours of 12:00 pm EDT and 1:00 EDT pm.

PLATFORM:

Microsoft Teams

COST:

No Cost associated with this virtual industry day event via Microsoft Teams

REGISTRATION:

Space is limited to a first come first serve bases up to a maximum of 15 total sessions. Registration is open from June 3, 2024, through June 10, 2024. For registration to this event, email John Lee Smithson IV Smithson.John@dol.gov and Helen Williams Williams.Helen.A@dol.gov .

Once registration closes, vendors will receive an email with a link to join the event with their scheduled meeting time and access to Microsoft Teams.

After registration, an agenda will be sent providing an overview of the meeting.

CONTACTS:

For questions regarding this event and RFI, please e-mail both John Lee Smithson IV and Helen Williams at their perspective e-mails below:

John Lee Smithson IV Email: Smithson.John@dol.gov Helen Williams Email: Williams.Helen.A@dol.gov

ATTATCHMENTS:

1.) Draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) 2.) Draft Technical Exhibit One (1) 3.) Draft Technical Exhibit Two (2) 4.) Questions for industry