6414 - Administrative Servies Only (ASO) for Medical and Pharmacy Benefits, 0.Main Solicitation
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Materials Management Department
901-B Texas Street
Denton, Texas 76209
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 6414
The City of Denton is seeking the best value solution for the:
ADMINSTRATIVE SERVICE ONLY (ASO) FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACY BENEFITS
NIGP CLASS and ITEM
953
48
Issue Date: June 8, 2017
Response due Date and Time (Central Time):
Tuesday, July 11, 2017, 11:00 A.M. C.S.T
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION 3
2. COMMODITY OR SERVICE DESCRIPTION 3
3. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 3
4. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 4
5. PRE-SUBMITTAL CONFERENCE AND WALKTHROUGH 4
6. CONTRACT TERM 4
7. PRICING 4
8. PRICE ADJUSTMENTS 5
9. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING / PIGGYBACK OPTION 5
10. ADDENDA 6
11. BUSINESS OVERVIEW 6
12. EXCEPTIONS 6
13. DISCLOSURES 6
14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7
15. SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS 7
a. Submission Format 7
b. Electronic Submission Requirements 8
16. EVALUATION PROCEDURES 8
17. CONTACT BETWEEN RESPONDENT AND THE CITY 9
SOLICITATION CHECKLIST 11
ATTACHMENT A-BUSINESS OVERVIEW QUESTIONNAIRE AND FORMS 12
ATTACHMENT B-SUBMISSION EXCEPTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS 15
ATTACHMENT D-REFERENCES 16
ATTACHMENT E-CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE 17
ATTACHMENT F-ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 18
Exhibit 1 Pricing Sheet and Supplemental Questions
Exhibit 2 General Provisions, Standard Terms and Conditions and Appendices
Exhibit 3 Scope of Work
Exhibit 4 Supplemental Information
Exhibit 5 NOT APPLICABLE
Exhibit 6 NOT APPLICABLE
INTRODUCTION
In accordance with the provisions of Texas Local Government Code, Chapter 252 and 271, the City of Denton (the City) is requesting submissions to contract with an individual or business
with considerable experience in providing goods or services of this solicitation. The responses and the cost solutions shall be submitted to the City of Denton in a sealed submission.
The awarded individual or business shall possess a proven track record of using innovative approaches to providing goods and services that represent the best value to their clients.
The awarded individual or business shall have the ability to accomplish all aspects of the requested services. The selected individual or firm should be able to provide innovative
methods to deal with municipal challenges, and cost effective solutions.
A firm may submit a solicitation response for one or more of the categories of product or services requested in this solicitation.
COMMODITY OR SERVICE DESCRIPTION
The City is seeking a term contract for the supply of Administrative Services Only (ASO) for Medical and Pharmacy Benefits to be purchased as needed over the contract term.
The products and services shall be accomplished per all exhibits identified in the table of contents.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
The following minimum requirements must be demonstrated in order for the submission to be considered responsive to the City of Denton. Any submission received, which is determined to
not meet these mandatory requirements shall be immediately disqualified and rejected as non-responsive.
Five (5) years’ experience providing similar products or services in the North Texas area.
For Medical ASO, an Administrator that owns their own network.
For Pharmacy Services, vendor must own their own rebate contracts and specialty pharmacy.
Three (3) references from governmental entities for the products or services requested. The City prefers references from municipalities of similar size.
The responding individual or business must be registered in the State of Texas, or the County of Denton, to provide the products or services required in the solicitation, and the individual
or business must have all licensure required by the State to provide any services required under this contact.