Purchasing Department-Office of the Purchasing Director
407 N. 77 Sunshine Strip, Harlingen, Texas 78550
Voice 956-430-9740 Fax 956-430-9796
July 6, 2017
ADDENDUM THREE (3)
Bid Number: GMMH0717
Bid Name: Managed Health Benefits
Due Date: July 14, 2017
Due Time: 4:00 PM
The following information is not intended to singularly define or be inclusive of any and all information needed to prepare proposal response, but is to be used in conjunction with any and all original specifications included in proposal packages as might or should apply.
The following questions were submitted as follows:
1. Non-Formulary” is indicated in the “Formulary Tier Indicator” column in the workbook.). The tier levels are required in order to complete the following.
i. Disruption Analysis
ii. Repricing File
iii. Group-specific pharmacy rebates – We will use Book of business rebates in our initial Response, and will revise to group specific with Best and Final.
This is a 3-tiered benefit. Please us e the “Formulary” and “Non-Formulary” Indicator in conjunction with the “Brand” and “Generic” indicators to determine the tiers 1, 2 and 3. Generic = Tier 1, Formulary & Brand = Tier 2, and Non-Formulary & Brand = Tier 3.
2. Would Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District be willing to provide a proposal deadline extension of five business days (i.e., Friday, July 21st, 4 p.m. CT)? Unfortunately not. The original deadline stands.
3. The Intent to Bid Submission form (Managed Health Benefits #GMMH0717) that was issued in Addendum 1 indicates that: “The contract language proposed for Harlingen CISD must be provided in advance of the final bid submission. The sample contract MUST contain the contract language and definitions that are proposed to be implemented for Harlingen CISD.” May we provide the requested sample contract with our bid submission by the stated RFP deadline? Yes, that is fine.
4. The “Instructions & Forms Checklist” tab within the “2017 Harlingen CISD Med Admin SL RFP Workbook” and the “Instructions” tab within the “2017 Harlingen ISD Pharmacy RFP Workbook” requests that the forms and questionnaires within each tab be completed, signed and returned in Excel format. There are no signature fields provided in the tabs in either workbook. Would you please confirm if each tab in these workbooks is required to be signed and, if so, what information is requested in additional to the signature? Your typed name will constitute your signature.
5. May completed forms be sent to the Purchasing Department as part of the complete RFP response package by the July 14th, 4 p.m. CST deadline, or are required forms to be sent in a separate package per the instructions on page 6 of the Bid Package (i.e., “Completed forms should be sent to: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District…”)? If required to be sent in a separate package, does the same July 14th, 2017, 4 p.m. CST deadline apply? Please include completed forms with your proposal submission due July 14, 2017 @ 4:00 P.M.
6. Within the questionnaires A – J, on pages 32-71 of the “Bid Package” document, there are text boxes provided under each question that are labeled “Click here to enter text.” As we are not able to format our responses to include headers and/or make other formatting enhancements to our responses within these text boxes, may we remove the text boxes and enter our responses directly under each question? Yes, that is fine.
7. Would you please provide a recent Blue Insight Utilization and Analysis Report? May 2017 BI Monthly Financial Report has been provided in link following addendum posting. No other BI reports will be provided.
Please include this signed addendum with the original Bid Form by the due date and time shown above.
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