GICPND2702 Medical Consultant Notice of Intent.docx
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- BD-27-1049-GIC00-07GIC-131036
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- Massachusetts
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This is a Notice of Intent to Release a Request for Response (RFR) issued by the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for procuring one or more Employee Benefits Consultants. The GIC seeks consulting services to develop health care strategy and assist with health care and prescription drug carrier procurements, implementation, and management for the organization's 270,000+ enrollees and 440,000 covered individuals. The selected consultant(s) will be contracted effective April 1, 2027, with a term of up to five years, and will provide services including program evaluation, strategy formulation, RFR drafting and publication, bid evaluation, vendor selection support, implementation assistance, and ongoing technical support. The complete RFR will be available on the COMMBUYS system (www.commbuys.com) on or about July 31, 2026, under file number BD-27-1049-GIC00-07GIC-131036 (alternate ID: GICPND2702). Responses are tentatively scheduled to be due in September 2026. Interested bidders should register on COMMBUYS and include commodity codes 80-10-00-00 (Management Advisory Services) and/or 84-13-00-00 (Insurance and Retirement Services) in their profiles to monitor for amendments and the complete bid posting.
The GIC, established in 1955 as a quasi-independent state agency, currently administers health insurance for Commonwealth employees, retirees, their dependents, housing and redevelopment authorities' personnel, participating municipalities, and certain retired municipal employees and teachers. The organization also manages group life insurance for over 168,000 individuals and disability coverage for over 41,000 state employees. No pricing terms, set-asides, incumbent information, or specific funding amounts are detailed in this notice. The GIC reserves the right to reject any or all responses or accept any proposal in whole or in part as deemed in the best interests of the Commonwealth. Inquiries regarding the RFR should be directed to Cameron McBean at cameron.mcbean@mass.gov.
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Notice of Intent to Release RFR
Notice to Employee Benefit Consultants and All Interested Parties
This is an announcement only. The Group Insurance Commission (GIC) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts intends to post a combined Bid for an Employee Benefits Consultant or Consultants to assist the GIC with developing a health care strategy and to assist in the Health Care and Prescription Drug carrier procurements, implementation, and management, and to require online Quote submission via COMMBUYS. Please do not contact the Purchaser with questions about the anticipated Bid. Bidders are solely responsible for monitoring this site for amendments to this announcement, if any, and for the complete Bid posting, if any. Bidders may monitor the site through publicly accessible search and browse tools, or through COMMBUYS email notification and record tracking tools by ensuring the commodity codes associated with this record are included in the commodity codes section of their COMMBUYS profile. Bidders may elect to subscribe to COMMBUYS immediately or wait until they have reviewed the complete Bid posting including the RFR and its attachments, if any. Bidders who elect to establish a COMMBUYS account must select the Register link on www.commbuys.com and complete the online subscription process. Bidders for this RFR should include Commodity-EPP codes 80-10-00-00 Management Advisory Services, and/or 84-13-00-00 Insurance and Retirement Services in their COMMBUYS profile.
The GIC was established by the legislature in 1955 to provide and administer health insurance and other benefits to the Commonwealth’s employees and retirees, and their dependents and survivors. The GIC also covers housing and redevelopment authorities’ personnel, participating municipalities, and certain retired municipal employees and teachers in certain governmental units. The GIC is a quasi-independent state agency governed by a 17-member Commission appointed by the Governor. Commission members encompass a range of interests and expertise including labor and retirees, the public interest, the administration, and health economics. Currently, over 270,000 enrollees and 440,000 people have GIC health insurance coverage. The GIC is also responsible for negotiating, contracting, and administering group life insurance for over 168,000 individuals and group disability coverage for over 41,000 state employees.
The selected health care and prescription drug consultant will be contracted effective April 1, 2027 to assist in the procurement of vendors to administer the GIC’s medical health care plans for up to a five-year period. The selected consultant will also provide ongoing support to the GIC as it manages the health care and prescription drug plans for the term of its contracts. Such services will include, but are not limited to, evaluating the current programs, assisting in the formulation of a strategy that maximizes member value and minimizes cost, assisting with drafting and publication of Request for Responses (RFRs), evaluating submitted bids, supporting the selection of vendors, and assisting with implementation, ongoing program evaluation, rate development, and technical support.
The full text of the Request for Response (RFR) may be obtained via the Internet on or about July 31, 2026, using the Commonwealth’s COMMBUYS system. COMMBUYS is located at www.commbuys.com. The file number for this RFR is BD-27-1049-GIC00-07GIC-131036. It can also be found by searching alternate ID number: GICPND2702. Its title is GICPND2702 Procuring a Health Care Consultant for the Group Insurance Commission. Questions regarding the RFR should be directed to Cameron McBean at the Group Insurance Commission, at cameron.mcbean@mass.gov. The RFR will state the schedule and definitive due date for responses, tentatively set for September 2026.
The GIC reserves the right to reject any or all responses or to accept any proposal or portion thereof, if deemed to be in the best interests of the Commonwealth and its insured.
Matthew Veno Executive Director Group Insurance Commission
GIC | STREET ADDRESS ONE ASHBURTON PLACE, SUITE 1413 | BOSTON, MA 02108 | MAILING ADDRESS PO BOX 556, RANDOLPH, MA 02368 | OFFICE (617) 727-2310
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