AddendumSix_Final.pdf

Addendum #6

PEBB RFP for Medical and Pharmacy Benefit Services

OregonBuys Bid No. S-44300-00014758

This is Addendum #6 to Public Employees’ Benefit Board’s (PEBB) Request for Proposals (RFP) for comprehensive medical and pharmacy benefit services. PEBB’s RFP for comprehensive medical and pharmacy benefits services, as posted under OregonBuys Bid no. S-44300-00014758, is hereby amended as follows:

The Main RFP document has been amended as follows and has been posted:

1. The Schedule in Section 4.1 of the Main RFP document has been amended to add dates where the PEBB Board will be determining the Competitive Range and selecting the ASP(s);

2. The meeting information and links associated with the dates described directly above have been added to Section 4.1 following the Schedule; and,

3. Section 4.12.2.1 of the Main RFP document has been updated as follows to clarify the criteria for questionnaire items with a “yes/no” or “confirm/don’t confirm” response options:

“The evaluation criteria for items with a yes/no or a confirm/don’t confirm response option will be scored as follows:

Points Criteria

5 Fully meets expectations. Yes/Confirm selected with no conditions, exceptions, or caveats. Fully aligned with requirement.

4 Nearly meets expectations. Yes/Confirm selected with minor limitations or conditions. Meets core intent with small gaps that are low-risk or easily resolved.

3 Partially meets expectations. Generally, aligns with intent but with moderate limitations. Important conditions or gaps exist, but the response shows meaningful alignment.

2 Minimally meets expectations. Some alignment with requirement, but significant limitations. May only meet the requirement in specific scenarios or require substantial effort to align.

1 Barely meets expectations. Response shows minimal alignment with requirement. Major gaps exist, with only slight relevance to what was requested.

0 Does not meet expectations. No alignment or no response provided. No effort to meet the requirement, or the response is missing/inapplicable.

A Proposer response of “yes” or “confirm” that includes conditions, exceptions, caveats or other qualifications may be scored between 0 to 5. Evaluators should use judgement to determine how the qualifications affect the proposer’s ability to meet expectations. For example, if a Proposer provides a “yes” or “confirm” response with either no qualifications or with qualifications that indicate the Proposer can still meet expectations, the evaluator could score the item a 4 or 5. On the other hand, if a Proposer provides a “yes” or “confirm” response but provides qualifications that indicate that they may not or will not be able to meet expectations, the evaluator could score the item between 0 and 3 points.”

A Proposer response of “no” or “don’t confirm” that includes conditions, exceptions, caveats or other qualifications may generally be scored between 0 and 3, with the specific score being based on the evaluator’s judgement of how well the response aligns with the requirement.”