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Uniform Medical Plan Pharmacy Benefit Request for Information
PROPOSALS DUE
October 09, 2026, 11:59 pm PDT
Closed
WHAT THEY WANT
(Summarized from the RFP)
The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to gather market intelligence from Pharmacy Benefit Administrators (PBAs), Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), Third-Party Administrators (TPAs), and related vendors with experience administering large, self-insured public-sector pharmacy benefit programs. The information collected will inform a potential future competitive procurement for pharmacy benefit administration services covering approximately 435,000 members across the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs, including active employees, non-Medicare retirees, and Medicare retirees enrolled in the Uniform Medical Plan (UMP).
DOCUMENT SET
2 documents
· 428.8KB
CHANGES SINCE PUBLISHED
1 change
WHAT OTHERS ASKED
7 questions answered
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Could HCA please provide the specific policies, standards, exhibits, documentation, or compliance requirements associated with these references that vendors are expected to comply with, attest to, or support as part of this opportunity?
Compliance
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Our team has reviewed Section 3.4, Item G of the RFI regarding public records requests and have a couple of clarifying questions regarding the process. We understand that HCA will notify the bidder if a public records request is received. However, we are unclear what is meant by the statement that a “court order must be obtained if the disclosure is challenged.” Does this mean that a court order would be required if the bidder challenges the proposed disclosure? As a practical matter, if HCA receives a public records request for our RFI response, will HCA provide or disclose a redacted copy based on the information that we properly identified as confidential or proprietary in its response?
Award & contract
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For Medicare retirees and dependents included in the RFI, can you confirm that these members should be treated as an RDS arrangement and that respondents should assume the pharmacy benefit administration would generally mirror the commercial population?
Scope/requirements
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Would a SIG (Standardized Information Gathering) LITE document and supporting exhibits suffice this request?
Compliance
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Could HCA please provide the specific policies, standards, exhibits, documentation, or compliance requirements associated with these references that vendors are expected to comply with, attest to, or support as part of this opportunity?
Compliance
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Could you please confirm whether the Medicare EGWP lives that reside in this risk pool are intended are not intended to be included in the scope of this RFI?
Scope/requirements
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ABOUT THIS RFP
RFP number
2026HCA6
Budget
Not Assigned
Published
Entity type
State
State
Washington
Summarized from the State of Washington portal.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Responses must be submitted exclusively by email to the RFI Coordinator at HCAProcurements@hca.wa.gov. Include the RFI number 2026HCA6 in the subject line of all emails. Responses must be in electronic format (Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word), limited to 30 pages or less, and may be submitted across multiple files and multiple emails if needed. Only a single copy is required. Zipped or compressed files will not be accepted and will not be opened. Font must be Arial (not Arial Narrow) at 11-point minimum, with at least one-inch margins on all sides and standard letter paper size (8.5" x 11"). A single-column format is strongly encouraged. Proprietary or confidential information must be clearly marked "confidential" in the lower right-hand corner of each applicable page. Vendors not already registered with HCA must send their name, address, email address, and telephone number to the RFI Coordinator to receive any amendments.
NAICS CODES & TAGS
541618
541990
Policy Analysis
Program Evaluation Services
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