Requests for Bids, Quotes, Proposals and Qualifications

The following includes any current, past and projected future request for proposals, bids, quotes, qualifications, and information from the San Francisco Health Service System.

 

CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES

 

1. Medicare Plan (MAPD PPO) Request for Proposal (RFP) for the 2025 Plan Year (RFPQHSS2023.M1)

SFHSS issues this Request for Proposal (RFP) for a nationwide Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MAPD) Passive PPO plan for 17,000+ Medicare-eligible SFHSS retirees and their eligible dependents. The selected carrier will also provide one or more plans for both non-Medicare retirees (with a Medicare-eligible dependent) and non-Medicare eligible dependents (of a Medicare-eligible retiree).

Please see the Board webpage for prior discussions of the RFP:

 

Key Dates:

  • RFP Pre-Proposal Conference: Friday, Friday, December 15, 2023, 12:00 PM (PST)
  • Deadline for non-Financial Questions: Friday, January 19, 2024, 12:00 PM (PST)
  • Deadline for non-Financial Proposals, Agreement/BAA review: Friday, February 9, 2024, 12:00 PM (PST)*
  • Deadline for Financial Questions: Friday, March 15, 2024, 12:00 PM (PST)
  • Oral Interviews (if conducted): March 18, 2024 – March 22, 2024
  • Deadline for Financial Proposals: Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 12:00 PM (PST)

 

*Per RFP Section 8.1 (Submission Format), and Addendum No. 2, Question 27, electronic submissions which exceed 20MB per email will be rejected by City email servers, and therefore will not be deemed received by the City.   If your submission is close to or may exceed 20MB per email, please email michael.visconti@sfgov.org, cc: anne.thompson2@aon.com notifying SFHSS that your submission will be transmitted in more than one emails. Alternatively, SFHSS will provide any Respondent whose submission will exceed the email limit size with a custom link to the SFSecureShare (Secure FTP) website. Please notify Michael Visconti (michael.visconti@sfgov.org) no less than seventy-two (72) hours before a required deadline.

Please review the RFP for permitted communications. 

 

 

PERMITTED COMMUNICATIONS

 

A Request for Proposal (RFP) is a competitive bid for services. An RFP is a formal process with strict rules about communications.

All conversations about an RFP must be made by email to the SFHSS Contracts Team: michael.visconti@sfgov.org, cc: patrick.chang@sfgov.org, william.kudenov@sfgov.org.

This is called an RFP black-out period. Bidders may be disqualified for failing to obey the RFP black-out.

  • Writing or speaking to other employees about the RFP is not allowed.
  • Writing or speaking to SFHSS managers about the RFP is not allowed.
  • Writing or speaking to the Health Service Board about the RFP is not allowed.
  • Writing or speaking to SFHSS consultants about the RFP is not allowed.
  • Writing or speaking to the RFP panel about the RFP is not allowed.

These are examples of prior RFP black-out periods:

 

PAST OPPORTUNITIES

 

The following requests for proposals, bids, quotes, qualifications and information, issued by the San Francisco Health Services System, have closed.

  • RFI for Virtual Fair Software RFPQ (2021)

    SFHSS has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for software to have virtual events and webinars. The software must be good for hosting meetings with hundreds of participants. An RFI is not binding. An RFI does not result in a contract. An RFI is an opportunity to learn more about software solutions. The vendors that respond may bid on a future Request for Proposal (RFP).

  • RFI (Request for Information) for Medicare Health Plans, 2023 Plan Year (2021)

    RFI (Request for Information) for Medicare Health Plans, 2023 Plan Year

    SFHSS issued a formal request for information (RFI) for Medicare plans. An RFI is not binding. An RFI does not result in a contract. An RFI is an opportunity to learn more about Medicare plans and carriers. The carriers that respond may bid on a future Request for Proposal (RFP).

    The purpose of this non-binding RFI will be to allow SFHSS to understand the current market opportunities driven by its strategic goals and objectives as outlined in the August 12, 2021 and September 9, 2021 Health Service Board meetings.

    • August 12, 2021 Health Service Board meeting here
    • September 9, 2021 Health Service Board meeting here.