Notice Details

New York City Office of Labor Relations (OLR) on behalf of the Labor Management Health Insurance Policy Committee (Labor Management Committee) for the New York City Health Benefits Program is soliciting expression of interests from qualified vendors to provide health benefits services for New York City employees, pre-Medicare retirees and their dependents who are eligible for the City’s Health Benefits Program, including, but not limited to: value based plan design to encourage positive health outcomes, focus on broad utilization of primary care, effective management of chronic conditions, anticipation and management of high-cost claimants, and focus on directing membership to most cost effective providers through education and plan design (using centers of excellence and/or high performing networks with benefit design differentials and a focus on positive health outcomes).

New York City health benefits are determined through the collective bargaining process between the City and the Municipal Labor Committee (MLC), an umbrella organization to which the municipal unions belong. The City of New York currently provides many health plan options for City employees, preMedicare retirees and their dependents. The City and the MLC desire to select a vendor to undertake a new, comprehensive, cost-effective employee health benefit program. City and MLC expect to spend less to deliver health care through innovation and a best in class, trustworthy partner, and not through simple cost shifting, limiting care, or asking members to contribute to participate.

The Health Benefits Program is currently administered in accordance with the present plan provisions and program description as indicated in New York City Summary Program Description - Health Benefits Program located on the OLR website at: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/health/summaryofplans/healthfull-spd-page.page

OLR on behalf of the Labor Management Committee plans to select a vendor on the basis of factors stated in the Negotiated Acquisition which include but are not limited to: the respondent’s technical expertise, price and contract terms and the other factors set forth in this solicitation.

OLR received approval for use of a negotiated acquisition procurement process pursuant to Section 3- 04(b)(2) of the Procurement Policy Board Rules, as there are a limited number of vendors available and able to perform the work.

Companies who have been certified with the New York City Department of Small Business Services as Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises (“M/WBE”) are strongly encouraged to apply. To learn more about M/WBE certification, please visit: https://www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/description/minority-and-womenowned-business-enterprisecertification-program-mwbe

The detailed requirements, as specified by OLR and the Labor Management Committee, along procedures for electronic submission of an expression of interest are outlined in the Notice of Intent. To download a copy of the Negotiated Acquisition documents and the required additional documents, please register your company online at http://www1.nyc.gov/site/olr/about/about-rfp.page.