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Document
ART - Certification 2010
Year Created: 2010
DOCUMENT
RFP - Awards Evaluation Criteria 2004
- YEAR CREATED: 2004
- ENTITY TYPE: County
- TYPE OF DOCUMENT: RFP - Request for Proposals
The document is an evaluation criteria for health insurance and employee benefits for the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners. The document outlines various criteria that will be used to evaluate proposals from different vendors.
The criteria include:
1. Plan of Benefits: The proposal should include a two-tier health plan, multi-tier dental plan, life insurance program, AD&D plan, Employee Assistance Program, and Cafeteria Plan Administration.
2. Knowledge of Client: The proposer should have experience with Highlands County governmental entities or other Florida entities with similar characteristics.
3. Creativity: The proposal should include a Consumer Driven Health Plan, including Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) or Health Savings Accounts (HSA).
4. Provider Network Accessibility: The network should provide complete coverage for hospitals, doctors, specialists, and lab facilities on a local, regional, state, and nationwide basis.
5. Network Discount: The average discount afforded in-network should be above 40 percent and guaranteed.
6. Cost of Administration & Commissions: The cost of administration, commissions, and other fees should be reasonable.
7. Legal Compliance: The plan should comply with all applicable Florida and Federal Statutes regarding insurance/self-insurance of group benefits, PPOs, POS, MOS, and assure future compliance.
8. Prescription Benefit: The plan should provide a multi-tier copay schedule with a discounted mail-in option.
9. Dental Plan: The plan should provide a multi-tier benefit (preventive, basic, and extended), easy claims handling, and reasonable administrative/premium costs.
10. Employee Assistance Program: The plan should include local face-to-face access to services on an urgent basis, provide a 24/7 crisis line, at least 3 visits per employee per problem at no cost, and a reasonable per employee fee. The plan should also accept employer referrals for substance abuse or other workplace behavioral problems.
11. Group Life Insurance & ADD: The provider should have at least an A+ Best rating. The cost per thousand of insurance should be reasonable, and dependents and retirees should have access to the program.
12. Cafeteria Plan: The plan should provide for premium-only, dependent care, and unreimbursed medical expense payment. The fees should be reasonable, and employee access to the administrator should be convenient. Employee education should also be provided.
13. Classification: The proposal should meet the requirements for being a certified minority/women-owned business.
14. Fees: Proposed fees, rates, and service levels will be compared between like proposals.
15. Presentation: The use of PowerPoint, demographics, graphic illustrations, etc. will be considered in the evaluation.
The document provides a scoring system for each criterion, with a weight assigned to each criterion. The total score will be calculated based on the scores given for each criterion.