Group Life, Disability, and Supplemental Health Insurance Services

Overview

Financial, Legal, HR & Staffing

Little Rock, Arkansas, United StatesPosted 29 days agoDeadline: May 11th, 2026

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SUMMARY

The authority seeks a provider for group life, disability, and supplemental health insurance benefits for approximately 21,000 employees under a four-year contract.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

BUDGET

Estimate

$5,000,000 – $15,000,000

CONTRACT DURATION

84 months

TIMELINE

RFP Released: April 9th, 2026

First Round of Respondent Questions Due: April 14th, 2026

Intent to Bid Reply Due: April 16th, 2026

Respond to First Round of Respondent Questions: April 20th, 2026

Census and Experience Information Sent to Respondents: April 20th, 2026

Second Round of Respondent Questions Due: April 21st, 2026

Respond Second Round of Respondent Questions: April 27th, 2026

Proposal Due: May 11th, 2026

Public Proposal Opening Date: May 11th, 2026

Proposal Evaluations: May 11th - May 28th, 2026

Finalist Meetings at UAS: Week of June 15th - 19th, 2026

Onsite Visits at Vendor Location: June 22nd - 26th, 2026

Best and Final Proposal Process: June 1st - 25th, 2026

Vendor Selection and Notifications: June 30th, 2026

Review and Execution of Contracts and Agreements: June 30th - July 30th, 2026

Implementation Planning: July - September, 2026

Anticipated Contract Effective Date: January 1st, 2027

QUESTION DEADLINE

April 14th, 2026

Issuing Agency

University Of Arkansas System

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DESCRIPTION

The government authority in Little Rock, Arkansas is seeking a vendor to provide comprehensive group insurance services covering term life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), long-term disability, short-term disability, and supplemental health benefits. Required services include access to basic and supplemental life, dependent life, voluntary and basic AD&D, short- and long-term disability, as well as critical illness, accident protection, and hospital indemnity benefits.

These benefits are to be offered primarily on a fully insured, experience-rated basis. The program will serve around 21,000 benefits-eligible employees in addition to other eligible participants. The contract will be awarded for a four-year period. Vendors are required to submit any questions related to this RFP no later than April 14, 2026.

Source attribution

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