Consultant_Bidder_List.xlsx

This is a Consultant Bidder's List for the City of Edinburg, Texas, related to the procurement of an Insurance Benefit Consultant for Fiscal Years 2026-2027. The consultant will be tasked with reviewing group medical, group ancillary, and group voluntary RFPs to ensure the City is offering competitive employee benefit packages while maintaining regulatory compliance. The consultant will serve as an advisor for fully funded medical plans with analysis and quarterly reporting capabilities, or as a financial advisor for self-insured plans. Depending on the health plan structure, the consultant may provide additional assistance including vendor sourcing for third-party administrators, pharmacy benefits managers, and stop-loss carriers.

The bidder's list includes twelve firms and representatives: American Fidelity (Kristina Byrd), Arthur J. Gallagher (Burke Sunday), Carlisle Insurance (Zach Gingrich), Employee Benefits Consulting (Jennifer Henry), FBMC Benefits Management, Inc. (Whitney Hill), First Financial Group of America (Kevin McCarthy), Holmes Murphy, RJG Retirement (Rolando Guerra), Jeff Everitt & Assoc., Inc. (Araceli Garza), McGriff, Seibels & Williams, Inc. (John Kountz), Newkirk & Newkirk, Inc. (Pierre Newkirk), Valley Risk Consulting, Inc. (Roger Garza), and Ortegon Insurance Agency, LLC (Yvonne Ortegon). All bidders have been provided contact information for proposal submission and clarification purposes.