Josh Black

Josh Black serves as a Contract Administrator & Buyer for the Human Resources function at the Kenton County Airport Board, supporting the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport’s mission to secure specialized employee benefits and risk management solutions. In this role, he manages the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for insurance and welfare services, ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations while aligning acquisitions with workforce stability objectives. His responsibilities include solicitation development, vendor evaluation, contract award administration, and post-award oversight for benefit-related contracts, with a focus on delivering comprehensive health, dental, vision, and ancillary coverage to airport personnel. Josh works primarily with insurance agencies and brokerage firms that specialize in group benefits planning, employee wellness programs, and actuarial risk assessment services. His contractor relationships are built on long-term partnerships with firms possessing deep expertise in public-sector employee benefits, particularly those offering customized plans for large, unionized workforces. He engages vendors through competitive sealed bidding and request-for-proposal processes, prioritizing transparency, value, and service continuity over price alone. Josh’s procurement activity is entirely focused on non-set-aside acquisitions, with 100% of contracts awarded under open competition. He does not currently leverage socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead emphasizing technical capability, regulatory compliance, and service reliability as primary evaluation criteria. His primary NAICS focus is 524210—Insurance Agencies and Brokerages—reflecting his exclusive procurement of third-party benefits administration, group insurance placement, and risk management consulting services. He specializes in securing fully insured and self-insured health plans, stop-loss coverage, and employee assistance programs, demonstrating deep domain expertise in public-sector employee welfare procurement and regulatory alignment under ERISA and Kentucky state mandates.