Notice of Intent HR-25-558 FINAL.pdf
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- Life and Disability Insurance
- Solicitation number
- HR-25-558
- Issued by
- Los Angeles County, California
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Summary of Notice of Intent to Award for RFP HR-25-558
This document is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by the City of Long Beach's Department of Financial Management, Business Relations Bureau/Purchasing Division, along with supporting evaluation memoranda. The City released Request for Proposal HR-25-558 on March 20, 2025, soliciting proposals from qualified insurance carriers to deliver and administer life and disability insurance products for both employer and employee-paid coverage. Eight responsive proposals were received by the May 1, 2025 deadline and evaluated by a six-member evaluation committee comprised of City representatives and external subject matter experts. The City intends to award the contract to Standard Insurance Company of Portland, Oregon, which achieved a final score of 89 out of 100 points. The evaluation committee assessed all proposals using four weighted criteria: Organizational Capacity and Experience (30%), Method of Approach (40%), Communication and Reporting (20%), and Reasonableness of Cost (10%). Standard Insurance Company was selected based on the conformance of its proposal with the RFP requirements, its comprehensive approach to delivering life and disability insurance benefits to eligible City employees, the reasonableness of costs, and its demonstrated experience and expertise. Work shall not commence without execution of a signed purchase order from the City of Long Beach.
The remaining seven evaluated vendors and their scores were: Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (76%), Lincoln Financial Group (64%), Voya Financial, Inc (60%), Reliance Matrix (57%), Symetra (57%), Life Insurance Company of North America (56%), and Ensurevia Insurance Solutions (25%). The memorandum from the Director of Human Resources, approved by the Purchasing Agent on June 27, 2025, confirms the selection recommendation. No specific contract term, renewal options, or pricing information is detailed in these award notice documents, as they represent the intent phase rather than the final executed contract stage.
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July 2, 2025
RE: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS No. RFP HR-25-558
The City of Long Beach (City) has completed its evaluation of Request for Proposals (RFP) No. HR-25-558 for Life and Disability Insurance.
Eight responsive proposals were received and evaluated. Based on the evaluation criteria stated in the RFP, and analysis of the response, it is the City’s intent to award the contract to:
• Standard Insurance Company, of Portland, OR
Thank you for your participation in the procurement process. The City of Long Beach regards your firm as an important and valuable provider of goods and/or services. If I can answer any further questions, please feel free to contact me at (562) 570-6027 during normal business hours or by email at rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov.
Sincerely, William Reyes William Reyes, Buyer I
NOTE: This Notice of Intent to Award does not constitute an award.
The awarded vendors will receive a purchase order from the City of
Long Beach. Work shall not commence without a signed purchase order.
Financial Management Business Relations Bureau/Purchasing Division
411 West Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-6200 mailto:rfppurchasing@longbeach.gov
Memorandum
Date: June 25, 2025
To: Michelle Wilson, Purchasing Agent, Department of Financial Management
From: Bryce M. Tyler, Director of Human Resources
Subject: Selection of RFP HR-25-558 Life & Disability
A Request for Proposal (RFP) HR-25-558 was released on March 20, 2025, soliciting proposals from qualified carriers to deliver and administer employer and employee-paid insurance products. By the May 1st deadline, eight (8) organizations submitted proposals that were deemed responsive and evaluated. A six-member evaluation committee comprised of representatives from the City of Long Beach and external subject matter experts evaluated the proposals based upon the following criteria:
Organizational Capacity and Experience (30%) Method of Approach (40%) Communication and Reporting (20%) Reasonableness of Cost (10%)
After a thorough and extensive evaluation process, the evaluation committee selected one ( 1) organization as it best met the above listed criteria.
Standard Insurance Company, Portland, OR
Final scores for all evaluated proposals are shown in the table below:
This organization was chosen because of the conformance of their proposals with the RFP, the proposed method of approach to deliver comprehensive life and disability insurance benefits to eligible City of Long Beach employees, the reasonableness of cost providing those services, and their experience and expertise in conducting their operations.
Vendor Name Score (out of possible 100)
Standard Insurance Company 89%
Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company
76%
Lincoln Financial Group 64%
Voya Financial, Inc 60%
Reliance Matrix 57%
Symetra 57%
Life Insurance Company of North America
56%
Ensurevia Insurance Solutions 25%
June 25, 2025 Selection of RFP HR-25-558 Life and Disability Insurance Page 2 of 2
Should additional information be required, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Approved by Purchasing:
Michelle Wilson, Purchasing Agent Date 6/27/25
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