Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204 (“Indian Prairie” or “the district”) is soliciting proposals to provide Benefit Consultant/Broker Services for its employee benefit plans. Benefit plans include group health insurance, group life, dental, Section 125 flexible spending accounts (FSA) and other plans as they are added or developed.
Indian Prairie is the fourth largest school district in the State of Illinois, serving approximately 25,600 students. The district serves students from the cities of Naperville, Aurora, Bolingbrook and Plainfield. The district’s total operating budget is approximately $435.2 million. The total budget for employee benefit plans covered under this proposal is approximately $40.2 million. Indian Prairie has approximately 3,200 full time equivalents, and all full-time employees are eligible for benefits.
Indian Prairie currently offers 2 medical plan options, a PPO and High Deductible plan. Employee contributions are set to 17% of total plan cost. Both medical plans are selfinsured, self-funded health plans, currently offered through UnitedHealthcare. Effective with the union agreement ratified in 2015, new members of the Indian Prairie Education Association (IPEA) only have the option of choosing the High Deducible health plan. Effective with the union agreement ratified in 2022, new members of the Indian Prairie Classified Association (IPCA) only have the option of choosing the High Deductible health plan.
Dental coverage is currently offered through Delta Dental. Vision coverage is currently offered through UnitedHealthcare. Health savings accounts, FSA and commuter benefit accounts are administered through Inspira. Voluntary benefits (including voluntary life insurance, critical illness and accident insurance) are administered through VOYA.
The district wishes to remain a self-funded plan and not participate in a pool or cooperative. Proposals from pools, cooperatives or fully insured plans will not be accepted. All insurance plans renew on a calendar year basis.
Indian Prairie School District welcomes all vendors to register to the Illinois Purchasing Group in the bidnetdirect system. There is no charge to register, simply go to https://www.bidnetdirect.com/illinois/indianprairieschooldistrict204, follow the registration path and select the "Limited Access" option. Indian Prairie School District has a special arrangement where you will receive notifications of matching solicitations and addenda even when selecting the Free, Limited Access package.
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The RFP document and any Exhibits are available for download from the www.ipsd.com web site at:
1. www.ipsd.org
2. At the top of the page, hover over “Departments” then click on "Business Office"
3. Once on the IPSD Business Office webpage, click on Procurement
