List of Respondents.pdf

The document is a State Purchasing Bureau (SPB) Form 34 Solicitation List of Respondents for the State of Nebraska's Short Term Disability (STD) and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance procurement, dated December 19, 2024. The solicitation (RFP 120084 O5) received responses from two vendors: MetLife and United Healthcare, with proposals submitted for a fully insured disability insurance program covering approximately 17,221 state employees working 20+ hours per week. The RFP seeks a program offering STD with first-day accident and eighth-day illness coverage at 60% income replacement for up to six months, and LTD providing a six-month elimination period with 60% income replacement. The initial contract term is set for July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, with three optional one-year renewal periods, and key procurement dates include proposal submissions on December 19, 2024, Intent to Award posting on January 8, 2025, and contract award on February 10, 2025.

The current program is 100% voluntary, with employees paying full premiums through post-tax deductions, and existing enrollment shows 3,100 employees in STD and 5,763 in LTD coverage. United Healthcare serves as the incumbent vendor since July 1, 2019, with monthly premiums of approximately $172,798.51 for STD and $87,366.51 for LTD, suggesting an annual contract value around $3.1 million. The incumbent has demonstrated significant program growth, with STD premiums increasing from $1.15 million in 2019/20 to $1.95 million in 2023/24, and LTD premiums rising from $822,725 to $1 million during the same period. The procurement will be evaluated using a 100-point scoring system: 25 points for Corporate Overview, 65 points for Technical Approach, 10 points for Cost Sheet, with potential additional 20 points from oral interviews, and does not appear to have specific set-aside designations or respondent restrictions.