BROKER SERVICES FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM

Location:	New Jersey
Posted:	Nov 17, 2025
Due:	Jan 7, 2026
Agency:	New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services
Solicitation No:	GP-0303-R01
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Contract No.

GP-0303-R01

Contract Name

Broker Services for the Employee Health Benefits Program

The New Jersey Schools Development Authority (“NJSDA”) presently offers health insurance benefits including

prescription services to all current employees of the NJSDA and eligible retirees through the State of New Jersey Local

Government program. The NJSDA is seeking to engage a Broker with the expertise to design, market and negotiate

coverage outside of the State program to replace current coverage with a program that provides comparable coverage

and network without the year over year increases in premiums anticipated in the current program. The selected Broker

shall be responsible for the placement and servicing of the NJSDA’s Employee Health Benefits Program, including

subsequent renewal programs during the term of the Agreement. In addition, the selected Broker may be consulted to

assess additional insurance benefit programs, as deemed necessary by the NJSDA.

Request for Proposals (“RFP”): A complete copy of the RFP, which outlines the steps required for participation in this

procurement, may be obtained at click here to view RFP. Technical Proposals must be submitted in compliance with and

subject to all terms set forth in the RFP.

DPMC & NJSDA Prequalification Requirements: Not applicable; however, to be selected, a firm must be approved for

moral integrity, as set forth in the RFP.

Notice of Intent to Participate: The NJSDA will not hold a traditional pre-proposal conference for this procurement. Any

firm wishing to submit a Technical Proposal must provide timely notice of their intent to participate in the procurement

by sending an e-mail message indicating such intent to Dave Kutch at dkutch@njsda.gov no later than 2:00 PM Eastern

Time on December 1, 2025. This notice is required in order to submit a Technical Proposal but does not bind a prospective

proposer in any way. Failure to timely submit the notice of intent will result in NJSDA rejecting any proposal later

submitted.

Questions from Interested Firms: Firms may submit written questions regarding this procurement to the NJSDA by

sending them by e-mail to Dave Kutch at dkutch@njsda.gov no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on December 1, 2025.

The questions and NJSDA answers will be provided via an addendum to the RFP to each firm that submitted a timely e-

mail message to Dave Kutch at dkutch@njsda.gov indicating their intent to participate in the procurement. See RFP for

details regarding advertisement and distribution of addenda.

Proposal Due Date: Technical Proposals must be received by the NJSDA at its office at 32 East Front Street, Trenton, NJ

08608, no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time on January 7, 2026. Submissions will only be accepted when delivered to

NJSDA’s physical offices by hand delivery or trackable courier services such as Federal Express, UPS or similar. Submission

of proposals through USPS postal services is not permitted, as delivery will be made to a post office box and timely receipt

cannot be validated.

Opening of Proposals: Technical Proposals will be publicly opened at the NJSDA office at 2:00 PM Eastern Time on January

7, 2026.

Evaluation Criteria: Submissions that are not responsive will be rejected without evaluation. Responsive Technical

Proposals will be scored pursuant to the following evaluation criteria:

1. Understanding of the Purposes of this Engagement (5 points);

2. Firm Experience (30 points);

3. Team Structure and Key Team Members Experience and Qualifications (35 points);

4. Approach to Providing the Required Scope of Services (25 points); and

5. Compensation (5 points).

All of the scores awarded by the Selection Committee members to a particular firm’s Technical Proposal will be added

together and averaged to arrive at a Final Technical Proposal Score for each firm. The firms will be ranked based on their

Final Technical Proposal Scores, and a shortlist of the three (3) highest-ranked firms will be determined. The shortlisted

firms will be invited to participate in interviews with the Selection Committee. Following the interviews, firms will again

be evaluated by Selection Committee members based on Interview Criteria that are the same as those used in the

evaluation of the Technical Proposals. All of the scores awarded by the Selection Committee members to a particular

firm’s Interview will be added together and averaged to arrive at a Final Interview Score for each firm. The Final Interview

Score for each firm will be added to the Final Technical Proposal Score for such firm, and the two scores will be averaged

to arrive at a Final Combined Score for each firm. Firms will be ranked in accordance with their Final Combined Score.

After all Final Combined Scores have been calculated, NJSDA staff will negotiate fair and reasonable compensation in

accordance with the process described in the RFP.

Firms are required to comply with the requirements of N.J.S.A. 10:5-31 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 17:27 et seq.

Date Advertised: November 17, 2025

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

contract no.	district	general description	advertisement date	proposal due date	bid open	addendum#
GP-0303-R01	General Program	BROKER SERVICES FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM	11/17/2025	01/07/2026	00/00/0000	NA

BROKER SERVICES FOR THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM

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