Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State is seeking proposals to provide medical administration services for its self-funded Employee and Retiree Health Benefit Plan (HBP), including the services and programs described in Section 3 of this document. Important Notice: As a requirement of this RFP, the selected Bidder shall demonstrate their ability to offer “Site-of-Service” locations in all geographic regions of the State. (Section 3.1.B provides a description of the current “Site-of-Service” program.) In the event that the Bidder does not have existing “Site-of-Service” locations in all geographic regions, the Bidder shall include in its bid (as requested in Section 7.8) a plan to execute contracts to establish “Site-ofService” access to all geographic regions no later than August 1, 2022. Bidders are encouraged to begin the process of negotiations for Site-of-Service coverage for all locations as soon as possible. Time is of the essence. In the event that the “Site-of-Service” locations are not in place by August 1, 2022, the State shall terminate contract negotiations with the selected Bidder and move to the next highest scoring Bidder. The State will not enter into an Agreement with a selected Bidder that cannot demonstrate “Site-of-Service” locations in all geographic regions of the State.
