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Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement A-12162 between the County of Monterey and Vision Services Plan for Third-Party Administration of the County Self-Insured Vision Program, extending the term of the original agreement for two additional years through December 31, 2019.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer to sign Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement A-12162 between the County of Monterey and Vision Services Plan for Third-Party Administration of the County Self-Insured Vision Program, extending the term of the original agreement for two additional years through December 31, 2019.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On December 13, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement A-12162 between the County of Monterey and Vision Services Plan (VSP) for Third-Party Administration (TPA) of the County Self-Insured Vision Program. The initial term of Agreement A-12162 (Agreement) was retroactive to October 1, 2011, and ran through December 31, 2015. The Contracts/ Purchasing Officer was also authorized by the Board to sign future amendment options to the Agreement. The County elected to exercise those amendment options and has renewed the Agreement for two additional one-year periods, thereby extending the term through December 31, 2017.
The Human Resources Department-Benefits Division (HRD) is now requesting that the term of this Agreement be extended for two additional years, through December 31, 2019, to allow continuation of the Agreement until the County can issue Requests for Proposals (RFP) for TPA services for both its dental and vision programs concurrently. As the vendors have agreed to guarantee the rates for each program through December 31, 2019, it is expedient and efficient for the County to align the solicitation of the two RFPs. HRD anticipates issuing the RFPs for future services at the start of FY 2019-20 an...
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