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

 

Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Spending Account, COBRA, and AB528 Administration for Plan Year 2027

SFHSS has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a single vendor to administer Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Dependent Care Spending Account (DCSA), COBRA, and AB528 services for applicable employees of HSS participating employers.

 

Key Dates:

  • RFP Announced: August 14, 2025
  • RFP Issued: September 16, 2025
  • Deadline for Intent to Bid: October 3, 2025 (12:00PM PT)
  • Deadline for RFP Questions: October 30, 2025 (12:00PM PT)
  • Responses to Questions Posted: November 14, 2025
  • Deadline for Proposals: December 2, 2025 (12:00PM PT)
  • Requests for Clarification: December 3-12, 2025
  • Notification of Oral Interviews: December 15-19, 2025
  • Oral Interviews (Virtual): January 12-16, 2026
  • Health Service Board Meeting Announcement: February - March 2026

 

Please see these webpages for more information on in-scope employee benefits:

 

UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

 

The following are upcoming requests for proposals, bids, quotes, qualifications and information, to be issued by the San Francisco Health Services System.

 

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.