Medical Administration, Stop Loss Administration & Pharmacy Administration RFP

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), a public corporation operating Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and six general aviation reliever airports, is issuing a Request for Proposals for medical plan administration, pharmacy benefits management, and stop loss coverage administration services. The procurement seeks a strategic health partner to serve a covered population of 2,378 members, with deliverables including comprehensive plan administration, pharmacy benefits management, health and wellness promotion, provider network maintenance, cost transparency initiatives, and claims coordination. Vendors must meet minimum qualifications including eight or more years of third-party medical, pharmacy, or stop loss administrative experience; experience administering retirement plans with Medicare as primary payor; public sector experience; willingness to place a percentage of administrative fees at risk based on performance standards; and "A" level financial ratings. Evaluation criteria are weighted as follows: Fees and Contract Terms (50 points), Network Coverage/Disruption (50 points), Value to Member (40 points), Value to Client/Business (40 points), Business Profile (10 points), and Implementation Plan (10 points). Key deadlines include a vendor question submission deadline of March 10, 2026; proposal due date of April 6, 2026, at 4:00 PM CST; finalist announcement by April 20, 2026; best and final offers due May 5, 2026; interviews scheduled for the week of May 11, 2026; anticipated full Commission approval on June 15, 2026; and contract execution expected in August 2026. The contract commences January 1, 2027, with an initial three-year term and an option to renew for an additional two years, with pricing firm for the initial period and subject to negotiation for any renewal.

No specific set-aside designations or disadvantaged enterprise restrictions are identified in the solicitation materials. Proposals exceeding $500,000 require an Equal Pay Certificate from the Minnesota Department of Human Rights, and all proposers must comply with Workforce Certificate of Compliance requirements. The current incumbent vendors include BCBS Minnesota for medical administration (contracted since 2010), Prime Therapeutics for pharmacy benefits management, EyeMed for vision coverage, and Delta Dental for dental coverage; proposers must coordinate with Health Equity, the current flexible spending and health savings account administrator. Insurance requirements include Commercial General Liability ($1 million per occurrence, $2 million aggregate), Workers Compensation, Professional Liability ($1 million per occurrence and annual aggregate), and Cyber Liability ($1 million minimum). Award values or specific budget ranges are not disclosed in the available solicitation documents, though vendors must submit pricing for individual services (medical plan administration, pharmacy benefits management, and/or stop loss coverage) as well as bundled service discounts to enable MAC's evaluation of cost structures.