Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association or Trust Fund Consulting Services

The California Department of Managed Health Care is soliciting consulting services related to the analysis, review, and reporting of the Voluntary Employees’ Beneficiary Association (VEBA) or Trust Fund and its affiliated health care providers, with a total estimated contract value of $243,000. The solicitation, identified as C26MC-0007, requires proposers to deliver services focused on performance measurement analysis using data from the Integrated Healthcare Association’s AMP program and the California Regional Health Care Cost and Quality Atlas, development of annual reporting templates, evaluation of enrollee satisfaction and clinical outcomes, analysis of payment models including Fee-For-Service versus Capitated structures, and legislative support through data review and report preparation. The contract term runs from October 1, 2026, or upon approval, whichever is sooner, through September 30, 2028, with performance strictly prohibited until written approval is granted. All work must be completed by the termination date, and any services rendered outside the approved term are non-compensable. Proposals must be submitted electronically by 4 p.m. PDT on July 9, 2026, in two separate emails—one for the technical proposal and one for the cost proposal—each with specific subject lines and headers, and zip files are encouraged. Hard copies, internet links, or joint bids are not accepted. The technical proposal must meet a minimum score of 63 out of 90 points across evaluation factors including project description, work samples, proposer qualifications, personnel capability, financial stability, and conflict of interest disclosure, with award going to the lowest-cost responsible offeror who passes this threshold. The contractor must provide detailed timekeeping, billing at fixed hourly rates rounded to the nearest quarter hour, and invoices submitted monthly in arrears to the DMHC Accounting Office with specific required elements including the agreement number, service period, task description with dates, personnel names and rates, and deliverables tied to Exhibit A. Payment is contingent upon DMHC Contract Manager approval sign-off. The contract incorporates the State’s non-negotiable General Terms and Conditions (02/2025), requires Workers’ Compensation insurance for all employees, mandates liability coverage of $2 million per occurrence and commercial auto liability of $1 million per accident, and enforces strict confidentiality and information security protocols through multiple attached statements binding contractors, subcontractors, and employees. All reports and data are deemed public records under California’s Public Records Act, and the contractor must