Comprehensive COBRA and Cal-COBRA Administration

Solano County is seeking a third-party administrator to provide comprehensive COBRA and Cal-COBRA continuation-coverage administration, including notices, enrollment, billing, compliance, participant support, and secure technology.

Solano County > Department of Human Resources


General
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949-0811-27
Oct 05, 2026 05:00 PM
Aug 17, 2026 09:54 AM
$48,000.00
2 years base + 3 × 1 year options
Request for Proposal (RFP)
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Original Solicitation Links
Contact
uwright@solanocounty.gov
+17077843236
675 Texas Street, Fairfield, CA, USA
Submission Instructions
Description

Solano County seeks a qualified third-party administrator to provide complete COBRA and Cal-COBRA continuation-coverage administration for up to 3,300 benefit-eligible employees and approximately 120 monthly participants. Responsibilities include developing procedures; issuing required notices; administering eligibility, qualifying events, elections, enrollments, extensions, changes, and terminations; processing premium billing and collections; managing the benefit trust account; reconciling payments; coordinating with medical, dental, vision, and other carriers; supporting open enrollment; maintaining compliance records; and assisting with audits. The contractor must provide secure electronic data exchange, automated workflows, reporting, business-continuity safeguards, HIPAA-compliant handling of protected health information, a secure participant and County portal, toll-free phone, live chat, email support, bilingual English-Spanish customer service, and annual compliance training for County staff. Proposers must demonstrate at least five years of comparable COBRA and Cal-COBRA experience, Section 125 and flexible-spending-account expertise, public-sector experience, adequate staffing and technology, and five comparable client references from the past ten years. The estimated contract cost is not to exceed $48,000, with a two-year base term and three one-year extension options, for a maximum term of five years.

Classification Codes
NAICS524292Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
PSCR617Administrative Support Services
Smart Codes
cobra administrationbenefits administrationhealth plan administration
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Aug 17, 2026-RFP Issued
Sep 9, 2026-Non-Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference (optional)
Microsoft Teams meeting; Meeting ID: 210 647 066 787 805; Passcode: YU39zB6q; dial-in: +1 323-457-3408, conference ID 581 049 420#
Sep 9, 2026-Question Submission Deadline
Sep 17, 2026-County's Responses to Questions
Oct 5, 2026-Proposal Submission Deadline
Oct 20, 2026-Interviews and Presentations, If Needed
Oct 27, 2026-Contractor Selection Date
Jan 1, 2027-Desired Contract Start Date
Requirements
Required
  • Errors and Omissions insurance — $1,000,000.00
  • Professional malpractice insurance — $1,000,000.00
Required
  • Bond sufficient to cover start-up funds, if any, provided by the County Bond
Required
  • Minimum 5 references
  • Within the last 10 years
  • Client point of contact required for each reference
Documents
TitleDate Posted
C - Exhibit C - General Terms 6_12_18Aug 03, 2026 08:23 AM
A - Special Terms and ConditionsAug 03, 2026 08:23 AM
rfp08172616Aug 17, 2026 09:55 AM
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