FORSYTH COUNTY, GEORGIA
Request for Proposal No. 21-193-0610
Workers Compensation Third Party Claims Administrative Services
(Issued November 5, 2021)
PURPOSE OF THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is soliciting Proposals from qualified firms to provide Workers Compensation Third Party Claims Administrative Services. The proposed term of the Contract is a period of one (1) year beginning on January 1, 2022, with an option for four (4) additional years.
It is the County’s intent that this Request for Proposal (“RFP”) permit competition. It shall be the offeror’s responsibility to advise the Procurement Agent, in writing, if any language, specification, etc., or any combination thereof, inadvertently restricts or limits the requirements stated in this RFP to a single source. Such notification must be received by the Procurement Agent not later than ten (10) days prior to the date set for acceptance of the proposal.
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information in the RFP we recognize that the information may not be complete in every detail and that all work may not be expressly mentioned in these specifications. It is the responsibility of the proposing company to include in their proposal all pertinent information in accordance with the objectives of the County.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Proposals MUST be submitted in the format prescribed herein. Failure to comply with the directions listed in this RFP, or omission of requested information could result in disqualification of your firm’s proposal. Proposals are to be submitted in a sealed envelope, clearly marked in the lower left-hand corner:
“Proposal – RFP No. 21-193-0610 / Workers Compensation Third Party Claims Administrative Services
Date/Time: Thursday December 9, 2021 / 2pm & Name of submitting firm”
Pricing information is to be included within the proposal. The proposals and pricing information will be received at the offices of the Forsyth County Procurement Department:
Forsyth County Procurement Department
514 West Maple Street, Suite 104
Cumming, GA 30040
One (1) original hardcopy and three (3) digital copies via flash drive (one proposal per drive) copies of the Proposal and Pricing Information must be received at the Procurement Department’s office
not later than 2:00 p.m. Local Time. Absolutely no Proposals and Pricing Information will be accepted after 2:00 p.m. Faxed or e-mailed Proposals and Pricing Information are not acceptable. Proposals and Pricing Information received after the deadline will be returned to the sender unopened. Names of submitting firms will then be read aloud at 2:30 p.m., December 9, 2021. All interested parties and the general public are invited.
ALL QUESTIONS are to be directed to Greg Bridges, Procurement Agent III, Forsyth County Procurement Department, GEBridges@forsythco.com. All questions are to be received not later than 12:00 p.m., Local, November 30, 2021. Responses to substantive questions will be provided as written Addenda and will be posted upon the Forsyth County website, www.forsythco.com.
Proposals and Pricing Information received will become the property of Forsyth County and shall be used as the County sees fit. All information contained in the Proposals and Pricing Information will remain confidential until after the award and signing of the contract. Forsyth County reserves the right to cancel the Request for Proposal or to reject any and all responses received, to waive any technicalities or other informalities if it determines, in its sole discretion, that such cancellation or rejection is in the best
interests of Forsyth County.