Active SLED Opportunity · MASSACHUSETTS · TOWN OF HINGHAM
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The Town of Hingham, MA seeks proposals for a health care cost study to assess plan designs and cost sharing frameworks. The study aims to reduce employee costs while maintaining fiscal responsibility amid rising health care expenses and upcoming rate increases effective July 2026. The contract runs July to December 2026.
Rising health care costs are a challenge across the country and Massachusetts municipalities, including Hingham, resulting in significant budgetary issues for employers and affordability issues for employees and their families. Hingham is facing an urgent situation due to the current required minimum cost sharing allocation of 50% across all health care plans, compounded by the 4% - 8.4% rate increases, effective July 1, 2026. In addition to budgetary and employee impact considerations, the Town’s current position poses additional risks in the recruitment and retention of talent, as well as ongoing collective bargaining efforts.
The Town Administrator/Chief Procurement Officer and the Town of Hingham Select Board will serve as the awarding authority. (Subject to final Select Board vote of contract of over $50,000).
Anticipated Start Month: July 2026
Anticipated Contract End Date and Final Report Due: December 31, 2026
At the direction of the Personnel Board, and in collaboration with a Task Force and external consultants, conduct comprehensive research and assessment of the potential health care plan designs and cost sharing frameworks available to the Town to reduce employee costs while maintaining fiscal responsibilities to the Town. This assessment would include the development of options for consideration, as well as a detailed analysis of the long and short term financial implications of potential changes to the Town’s health benefit cost allocation.
Highly Advantageous: The proposal creatively and thoroughly addresses the Goals and Tasks in this Request for Proposals.
Advantageous: The proposal adequately addresses the Goals and Tasks in this Request for Proposals.
Not advantageous: The proposal does not address all of the Goals and Tasks in this Request for Proposals.
Unacceptable: The proposal does not address any of the Goals and Tasks in this Request for Proposals.
Highly Advantageous: Substantial involvement of firm members assigned to this project with five (5) or more such projects and excellent references.
Advantageous: Substantial involvement of firm members assigned to this project with three (3) to five (5) similar projects and five (5) favorable references.
Not advantageous: Involvement in at least two (2) similar projects.
Unacceptable: Involvement of one (1) or fewer similar projects.
Highly Advantageous: Contracted with five (5) or more municipalities for planning consultant services in the last five (5) years.
Advantageous: Contracted with three (3) or four (4) municipalities for planning consultant services in the last five (5) years.
Not advantageous: Contracted with two (2) municipalities for planning consultant services in the last five (5 years).
Unacceptable: Contracted with one (1) or no municipality for planning consultant services in the last five (5) years.
Highly Advantageous: Five (5) or more similar Plans have been adopted by the respective clients with evidence of successful implementation.
Advantageous: Three (3) or four (4) similar Plans have been adopted by the respective clients with evidence of successful implementation.
Not advantageous: Two (2) similar Plans have been adopted by the respective clients and some evidence of successful implementation.
Unacceptable: One (1) or no similar Plans have been adopted by the respective client with little or no evidence of successful implementation.
Please refer to PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS & PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS for requirements of the Technical Proposal.
DO NOT INCLUDE PRICE PROPOSAL IN RESPONSE TO THIS QUESTION.
MGL, Chapter 30B requires that price proposals must be separate from technical proposals. No reference to the actual price proposal shall be contained in any portion of the non-price proposal outlined here. Failure to adhere to this requirement will result in disqualification.
Please provide a proposed project budget itemized by task, and the total project cost stated as a firm fixed fee. Labor and direct costs should be identified by task. Hourly rates for project staff shall also be provided.
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By confirming, the proposer acknowledges the Town's sample agreement in the Attachments Section
By confirming, the proposer under the penalty of perjury has read, understand and agree to the terms in the solicitation, that the above statements are true and that the proposer is authorized to submit this response on behalf of the company.
Example: Hingham Climate Action Planning Committee
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