Employee Insurance Benefits Brokerage Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

Tampa, Florida, United StatesPosted 17 days agoDeadline: May 21st, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

The Hillsborough, Florida authority is seeking a vendor to provide employee benefits brokerage services, including insurance, wellness program support, and flexible spending account administration.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be registered with the Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations to do business in the State of Florida
Must have a minimum of three years of continuous experience during the period of January 1st, 2017 through January 31st, 2026 providing and placing employee insurance benefits brokerage services to at least two entities, each with a minimum of 600 employees
Must hold an active insurance agency license with the State of Florida
Proposed Principal Consultant must hold a 2-15 License for Life and Health, including Variable Annuities
Must be able to provide a System and Organization Control 2 Type 2 (SOC 2 Type 2) report
Must not be listed on the Florida Department of Management Services Convicted Vendor List
Must not be listed on the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in Sudan List or the Scrutinized Companies with Activities in the Iran Terrorism Sectors List
Must not have business operations in Cuba or Syria
Must not be participating in a boycott of Israel

BUDGET

Estimate

$100,000 – $250,000

CONTRACT DURATION

36 months

TIMELINE

Solicitation Documents Posted: April 20th, 2026

Non-Mandatory Pre-Solicitation Conference: April 27th, 2026

Question and Clarification Deadline: April 30th, 2026

Final Addendum posted: May 7th, 2026

Notice of minimum qualifications, technical evaluation meetings and interviews posted: May 12th, 2026

Response Deadline: May 21st, 2026

Minimum qualifications evaluation meeting: June 2nd, 2026

Technical evaluation meeting: June 15th, 2026

Short listing determined: June 16th, 2026

Interviews: June 17th, 2026

Technical evaluation meeting: June 19th, 2026

Best and Final Offer Form Sent: June 22nd, 2026

Best and Final Offer Responses Due: June 25th, 2026

Final technical evaluation meeting: June 30th, 2026

Notification of Intent to Select/Award posted: July 22nd, 2026

Selection and Award by Authority Board: September 3rd, 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 30th, 2026

Issuing Agency

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Hillsborough, Florida, seeks a vendor to provide employee insurance benefits brokerage services. The scope includes facilitating Medical Stop-Loss Insurance, which protects the authority’s self-funded group medical plan from catastrophic or unpredictable losses. The authority currently contracts with Aetna Life Insurance Company as the Third-Party Administrator, who manages access to the healthcare network, processes medical insurance claims, and assists with group medical-related issues.

The authority is also in the process of further developing its Wellness Program, with current offerings such as health screenings, assessments, weight-control, and smoking-cessation programs. In addition, the authority has initiated healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts for its employees. The selected vendor will enter into a one-year contract. All questions regarding this RFP must be submitted by April 30, 2026, and a non-mandatory pre-bid meeting is scheduled for April 27, 2026.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.