The College intends to contract for Group Dental Insurance through a Fully Insured contract. We are seeking to best manage our dental insurance offering and the cost associated with those benefits. We want to provide the best possible dental benefits package to our employees and their families. The College is seeking to partner with a group dental care provider that can best provide quality dental insurance services and network in a cost-effective manner. Please see the list of attachments included below as well as important information & marketing specifics. The last time the dental plan went to market was in 2022. The college wants to ensure they are offering the best plans and coverage to their members with the best fiscal outcome. A. Current Insurance Information: 1. Effective date of coverage: 1/1/2026 2. Current DPPO insurance provider: Delta Dental (since approximately 1999) 3. Commission - net, no broker commissions. Rates must be net of commission. 4. Holmes Murphy - Kansas City is the Broker. 5. JCCC allows retirees that meet age and service requirements to remain on the active plan until the age of 65. Retirees pay the full premium rate. Retirees may also cover their dependents. 6. JCCC also covers Domestic Partners 7. Children are covered to the end of the year in which they turn 26 8. Delta Dental (the incumbent) is being asked to respond to this RFP also 9. JCCC does not have the DPPO renewal rates for 1-1-2026 10. WorkTerra is their Benefits Administrator. JCCC uses the WorkTerra data system to administer online enrollment and EDI feeds. JCCC will use this WorkTerra system to send weekly EDI enrollment feeds to their carrier partners. 11. Open enrollment begins in October for a January 1, 2026, effective date of coverage. 12. The dental carrier is requested to attend the Benefits Fair in October each year during the Open Enrollment time frame. 13. Tri-Star Systems provides the COBRA and Retiree Billing administration B. Important quoting requests: 1. Match current plan design and benefits as closely as possible. 2. Rates must be net of commission. 3. Complete the DPPO Provider Disruption Excel file please noting a Y (Yes) or N (No) next to each providers name; please return this in Excel format for ease of comparing. 4. Complete the JCCC Dental Benefit Comparison Grid for Marketing 2026. This grid will be primarily used to compare benefits to current. You may however, provide additional supplemental proposal documents if desired. 5. Renewal rates must be provided the first week of June each year. 6. Include three references of three clients that you are currently providing coverage for. 7. Include the name of your DPPO provider network. 8. Include your A.M. Best Rating
