Rx Performance Importation Program

The City is soliciting proposals for prescription pharmaceuticals mail order services for the City’s employees and eligible dependents (the “Members”) that are part of a voluntary personal importation mail order prescription program.

Background

The City of Edinburg is a self-insured municipality employing approximately 1,300 full-time employees and providing benefits to approximately 100 eligible retirees. As part of its ongoing commitment to cost containment and high-quality healthcare benefits, the City is soliciting proposals to evaluate and determine the most effective strategy for managing prescription pharmaceutical expenditures through a Prescription Drug Performance Importation Program (PIP). Proposers are invited to review the City’s current program and provide analysis, recommendations, and implementation guidance to optimize cost savings and program performance.

Project Details

• Reference ID: 2026-013
• Department: Human Resources
• Department Head: Erica Balli (Human Resources Director)

Important Dates

• Questions Due: 2026-04-02T20:00:00.000Z

Evaluation Criteria

• 1. Responses to Proposal Questionnaire (20 pts) —
  • The vendor will provide answers to the questionnaire(s) attached.

    Scoring Method:

    Points Based

    Weight (Points):

    20  (10% of Total)

• 2. Rates, Fees, and Expenses (40 pts) —

  • The vendor will provide explanation of high or low plan rates, additional fees for added benefits such as riders, and if any expenses will be the responsibility of the City for onboarding.

    Scoring Method:

    Points Based

    Weight (Points):

    40  (40% of Total)

• 3. Qualifications and Experience (20 pts) —

  • The vendor and personnel qualifications, experience, financial rating and reputation.

    Scoring Method:

    Points Based

    Weight (Points):

    20  (20% of Total)

• 4. Scope of Work (10 pts) —

  • Ability to meet RFP requirements, customer requirements, onboarding, customer service, required reporting capability, employee/consumer tools, claims process and administration.

    Scoring Method:

    Points Based

    Weight (Points):

    10  (20% of Total)

• 5. References (10 pts) —

  • The vendor will provide references for similarly successful projects from three (3) governmental agencies to include municipalities. For each reference, include the dates of service, name of the agency, contact name, telephone and email address.

    Scoring Method:

    Points Based

    Weight (Points):

    10  (10% of Total)

Submission Requirements

• Proposal (required) —

  Please upload your entire proposal here as one complete PDF document.

  Please do not upload multiple files.

• If you have any proprietary documents, please attach the redacted document here.
• Please upload your current insurance certificate. (required) —

  Please upload your current insurance certificate.

• Draft Agreement —

  Please download the below documents. *No Response Required; for Reference Only.

• Required Forms
• Please fill out and sign the Conflict of Interest Disclosure form and upload here (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out and sign the General Questionnaire and upload here (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• PIP Questionnaire- Please fill out, sign and upload the PIP Questionnaire. (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out the Litigation Disclosure Form and upload here (required) —

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out and sign HB 89 and upload here (required) —

  HB 89

  (35) The 85th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2017, which amends Texas Local Government Code Section 1. Subtitle F, Title 10, Government Code by adding Chapter 2270 which states that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:

  1) does not boycott Israel; and

  2) will not boycott Israel during the term of the contract

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out and sign the Senate Bill 13 and upload here (required) —

  SB 13 ENERGY COMPANY BOYCOTTS

  The 87th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2021, which amends Texas Local Government Code 2274.001. Subtitle F, Title 10, Chapter 809 which states that a governmental entity may not enter into a contract with a company for goods or services unless the contract contains a written verification from the company that it:

  1) does not boycott energy companies and will not boycott energy companies during the term of the Contract. If Respondent does not make that verification, Respondent must so indicate in its Response and state why the certification is not required, or

  2) the verification required by Section 2274.002 of the Texas Government Code does not apply to the contract. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out and sign the Senate Bill 19 and upload here (required) —

  SB 19 FIREARM ENTITIES AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS DISCRIMINATIONS

  The 87th Texas Legislature approved new legislation, effective Sept. 1, 2021, which amends Texas Local Government Code Section 1. Subtitle F, Title 10 of the Texas Government Code 2274.002, Respondent verifies that it:

  1) does not have a practice, policy, guidance, or directive that discriminates against a firearm entity or firearm trade association and

  2) will not discriminate during the term of the contract against a firearm entity or firearm trade association.

  If Respondent does not make that verification, Respondent must so indicate in its Response and state why the verification is not required. If circumstances relevant to this provision change during the course of the contract, Respondent shall promptly notify Agency.

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out and sign the Non-Collusion Affidavit and upload here (required) —

  NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT

  Submitters, by submitting a signed submission, certify that the accompanying submission is not the result of, or affected by, any unlawful act of collusion with any other person or company engaged in the same line of business or commerce, or any other fraudulent act punishable under Texas or United States law.

  Please download the below documents, complete, and upload.

• Please fill out and sign the Conflict of Interest form and upload here (required) —

  CONFLICT OF INTEREST

  CHAPTER 176 OF THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

  Effective January 1, 2006, Chapter 176 of the Texas Local Government Code requires that any vendor or person considering doing business with a local government entity disclose in the Questionnaire Form CIQ, the vendor or person’s affiliation or business relationship that might cause a conflict of interest with a local government entity. By law, this questionnaire must be filed with the records administrator of the City of Edinburg not later than the 7th business day after the date the person becomes aware of facts that require the statement be filed. See Section 176.006, Local Government Code. A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 176.006, Local Government Code. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

  For more information or to obtain Questionnaire CIQ go to the Texas Ethics Commission web page athttps://www.ethics.state.tx.us/data/forms/conflict/CIQ.pdf

   

• If awarded the 1295 form will need to be provided (required) —

  CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES (Form 1295)

  In 2015, the Texas Legislature adopted House Bill 1295, which added section 2252.908 of the Government Code. The law states that a governmental entity or state agency may not enter into certain contracts with a business entity unless the business entity submits a disclosure of interested parties to the governmental entity or state agency at the time the business entity submits the signed contract to the governmental entity or state agency. The law applies only to a contract of a governmental entity or state agency that either (1) requires an action or vote by the governing body of the entity or agency before the contract may be signed or (2) has a value of at least $1 million. The disclosure requirement applies to a contract entered into on or after January 1, 2016. For more information go to the Texas Ethics Commission web page at https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/filinginfo/1295/

   

• Project Description (required) —

  Please enter a brief one to two paragraph description of the project.

• Is a Proposal Bond required for this project? (required)
• Pricing table required? (required)
• Is this RFP for a one time purchase? (required)
• Contract end date (required) —

  Please enter the end date for the resulting contract:

  MM/DD/YYYY

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