25-Grtc-0312 Medical, Dental, And Eap Benefits For The Employees Of Southwestern Virginia Transit Management Company, Inc.

The Greater Roanoke Transit Company d/b/a Valley Metro (GRTC or Valley Metro) is seeking competitive proposals from qualified Offerors to provide medical, dental, and employee assistance coverage for the employees of SVTMC. Any qualified Offeror is invited to respond to this RFP by submitting a proposal for anyone or more of the insurance coverages requested and related services consistent with the terms and conditions herein set forth. SVTMC through GRTC may elect to issue separate awards to more than one Offeror. (The term successful Offeror includes all Offerors to whom an award is made.) Final scope of services will be negotiated with the successful Offeror(s).The successful Offeror will be required to provide and obtain the services and items set forth in this RFP in order to obtain insurance coverage as GRTC elects to purchase medical, dental, and employee assistance coverage for the employees of SVTMC. Please note SVTMC is a Virginia corporation owned by First Transit, Inc. (First Transit). First Transit operates the day-to-day operations of Valley Metro under a management contract with GRTC. First Transit s resident management staff of General Manager and Assistant General Manager have assigned the daily operations of Valley Metro to SVTMC management staff that hires and employs other SVTMC persons that operate Valley Metro on a day-to-day basis. The medical, dental, and employee assistance insurance under this provision will need to be provided to approximately 93 SVTMC management and non-management employees.All Offerors (sometimes referred to as proposer or proposers) are advised that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT), and the City of Roanoke, Virginia (City) provide funds to GRTC, which funds from some or a combination of these sources may be used to fund any resulting contract from this RFP. As such, any resultant contract will be subject to the laws, rules, regulations, and procedures applicable to all such funding.