Group Dental Insurance

The State of Florida, Department of Management Services' Division of State Group Insurance (Department) is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) to establish a contract for Group Dental Insurance. The Department seeks proposals from dental insurance carriers licensed to operate in Florida to provide Indemnity with Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Standard PPO, and Preventative PPO plan designs. The contract will have an initial term of three years and up to three optional renewal years. Respondents must submit pricing for all plan designs, and the award will be made to the responsible and responsive respondent with the highest aggregate score across technical, network, and price criteria. Key requirements include adequate network access, offering the required plan benefits by January 1, 2023, maintaining appropriate licensure and registration, and performing all the required administrative and performance guarantee services. The RFP originally posted on April 26, 2022, with questions and answers provided on May 23, 2022, and an addendum updating the timeline uploaded on July 19, 2022. The deadline to submit proposals was extended from June 7, 2022, to July 26, 2022.

The RFP covers the State of Florida, as well as the local jurisdictions of Leon County and the City of Tallahassee. The Department estimates the annual spend for the resulting contract to be $54,000,000, though this is not a guaranteed minimum. The RFP does not include any set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond. The Department reserves the right to award to one or more respondents, statewide or by region, or to reject all proposals. No incumbent information is provided, and the RFP does not specify any existing infrastructure or technology that requires integration.