Medical Bids

Montrose Community Schools, a school district located in Genesee County, Michigan, has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for comprehensive health insurance coverage effective January 1, 2020. The procurement seeks proposals for medical and prescription drug coverage, dental insurance, vision insurance, long-term disability insurance, and life insurance on either a bundled or unbundled basis. Bidders may quote plans identical to current benefits or propose alternative plans with broader or narrower coverage options. The district employs 150 full-time eligible employees with current enrollment of approximately 50 employees in medical plans across multiple cost-sharing options, 90 members in dental coverage, 100 members in vision coverage, 104 employees in long-term disability, and 104 employees in life insurance at three benefit levels. Bidders must provide comprehensive pricing information including projected and actual rate trends, detailed plan design comparisons to current benefits, premium decrements by coverage tier, and annual projected costs based on current enrollment. The RFP timeline includes proposal questions due by March 8, 2019, answers provided by March 22, 2019, and final proposal responses due by April 5, 2019, with finalist presentations and interviews scheduled for April 12, 2019.

All bidders are required to provide certification that they are not Iran-linked businesses under Michigan Public Act 517 of 2012, and no specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are noted in the procurement documents. The RFP does not identify incumbent vendors or current contractors, though it references existing benefit plans to which bidders should compare proposed alternatives. Final benefit selections are subject to collective bargaining between the employer and employee representatives, which may impact award implementation. Proposals must be submitted in both electronic and hard copy format to Carrie Sekelsky, Executive Director of Finance, at the Montrose Community Schools address. No specific budget range or award value is disclosed in the available documentation, though the scope of coverage for 150 employees across five insurance categories indicates a substantial annual procurement value.