Franklin County School District Sealed Solicitation
Title: RFP 2019-002 - GROUP DENTAL, VISION, AND EMPLOYEE VOLUNTARY PRODUCTS
Deadline: 4/2/2019 10:00 AM (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Status: Awarded
Solicitation Number: 2019-002
Description: Proposals are being solicited for insurance products for active employees, eligible dependents and retirees to include Group Dental and Voluntary Group Vision, and Voluntary Accident, Cancer, Critical Care, Hospitalization, Intensive Care, Specified Health Event, and Term Life Insurance. Proposers are expected to provide proposals on a fully insured basis.
Documents:
Addition 1
Posted: 3/14/2019
Type of Addition: Question 1
Overview: Do you have a dental census for the group bid? Yes, the census is attached to the bid.
Documents:
Addition 2
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 2
Overview: Can you provide home zip codes on dental/vision census? Yes, the updated census is attached.
Documents:
Addition 3
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 3
Overview: Can you provide current dental rates: Yes. Current Dental Rates are as follows per month: Employee/Retiree Only Low $29.60; Employee/Retiree Only High $37.18; Employee/Retiree Family Low $91.26, Employee/Retiree Family High $106.46
Addition 4
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 4
Overview: Can you provide the renewal rates for dental/vision if receiving one? We have not yet received renewal rates for dental or vision.
Addition 5
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 5
Overview: Can you provide plan certs for the worksite products currently with AFLAC? We have requested this information from AFLAC. As soon as it is received, we will post it into the bid.
Addition 6
Posted: 3/18/2019
Type of Addition: Question 6
Overview:
What are the current vision and renewal rates?
The current rates per month are Employee/Retiree $7.78; Employee (or Retiree)/Spouse $15.36; Employee/Children $17.24; Family $24.82.
Renewal Rates are not available.
Addition 7
Posted: 3/19/2019
Type of Addition: Question 7
Overview: Can you provide a full eligible census? Yes, the active employee census is attached.
Documents:
Addition 8
Posted: 3/19/2019
Type of Addition: Question 8
Overview:
Do you have the following? No, but we have requested these from the carriers and will post when available.
Dental claims experience broken out monthly by premium vs. claims? (Preferably 36 months, but at least 18 months)
A dental utilization report (disruption report) over the past 12 months.
Vision experience for 12 months. A benefit highlight page for Accident, Cancer, and Critical Illness.
Addition 9
Posted: 3/26/2019
Type of Addition: Question 9
Overview:
What percentage does the employer contribute towards the employee dental premium and dependent dental premium for both plans? The school board contributes $29.60 per month towards any dental plan type the employee chooses.
Addition 10
Posted: 3/28/2019
Type of Addition: Question(s) 10
Overview:
1) Do you have a dental/and vision utilization report available (showing which providers in the area employees are utilizing most?) This has been requested from current vendor
2) You mention being compatible with an 834 EDI file feed. What platform are you currently using for your administration? InRoll
3) Please explain your open enrollment process. Are you using a ben admin system for employee enrollment? Benefit Administration System along with one-on-one counseling
a. If so, please specify who and if you are looking for support from your carriers for its cost. The district is not looking for carrier enrollment support
4) What are current commissions for each line of coverage? Would you like us to mimic current or stick to our own standard scales when including in our rates? 10%, Please include your own standard scale commissions in the rates
Addition 11
Posted: 4/10/2019
Type of Addition: In Review
Overview: Intent to Award Group Dental and Vision to The Standard. Intent to reject all supplemental proposals and retain AFLAC current policies without broker/agent services of US Employee Benefits Group.
Addition 12
Posted: 1/16/2020
Type of Addition: Award Information
Posted: 3/14/2019
Type of Addition: Question 1
Overview: Do you have a dental census for the group bid? Yes, the census is attached to the bid.
Documents:
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 2
Overview: Can you provide home zip codes on dental/vision census? Yes, the updated census is attached.
Documents:
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 3
Overview: Can you provide current dental rates: Yes. Current Dental Rates are as follows per month: Employee/Retiree Only Low $29.60; Employee/Retiree Only High $37.18; Employee/Retiree Family Low $91.26, Employee/Retiree Family High $106.46
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 4
Overview: Can you provide the renewal rates for dental/vision if receiving one? We have not yet received renewal rates for dental or vision.
Posted: 3/15/2019
Type of Addition: Question 5
Overview: Can you provide plan certs for the worksite products currently with AFLAC? We have requested this information from AFLAC. As soon as it is received, we will post it into the bid.
Posted: 3/18/2019
Type of Addition: Question 6
Overview:
What are the current vision and renewal rates?
The current rates per month are Employee/Retiree $7.78; Employee (or Retiree)/Spouse $15.36; Employee/Children $17.24; Family $24.82.
Renewal Rates are not available.
Posted: 3/19/2019
Type of Addition: Question 7
Overview: Can you provide a full eligible census? Yes, the active employee census is attached.
Documents:
Posted: 3/19/2019
Type of Addition: Question 8
Overview:
Do you have the following? No, but we have requested these from the carriers and will post when available.
Dental claims experience broken out monthly by premium vs. claims? (Preferably 36 months, but at least 18 months)
A dental utilization report (disruption report) over the past 12 months.
Vision experience for 12 months. A benefit highlight page for Accident, Cancer, and Critical Illness.
Posted: 3/26/2019
Type of Addition: Question 9
Overview:
What percentage does the employer contribute towards the employee dental premium and dependent dental premium for both plans? The school board contributes $29.60 per month towards any dental plan type the employee chooses.
Posted: 3/28/2019
Type of Addition: Question(s) 10
Overview:
1) Do you have a dental/and vision utilization report available (showing which providers in the area employees are utilizing most?) This has been requested from current vendor
2) You mention being compatible with an 834 EDI file feed. What platform are you currently using for your administration? InRoll
3) Please explain your open enrollment process. Are you using a ben admin system for employee enrollment? Benefit Administration System along with one-on-one counseling
a. If so, please specify who and if you are looking for support from your carriers for its cost. The district is not looking for carrier enrollment support
4) What are current commissions for each line of coverage? Would you like us to mimic current or stick to our own standard scales when including in our rates? 10%, Please include your own standard scale commissions in the rates
Posted: 4/10/2019
Type of Addition: In Review
Overview: Intent to Award Group Dental and Vision to The Standard. Intent to reject all supplemental proposals and retain AFLAC current policies without broker/agent services of US Employee Benefits Group.
Posted: 1/16/2020
Type of Addition: Award Information