o RFP Number: 088.25.B6
o RFP Title: Medical Benefits for Employees of the Howard Public School System
o Awarded To: CareFirst / Aetna
I am requesting copies of the following information from the record detailed above:
1. All submitted proposals
2. Scoring and evaluation sheets
3. Contract and associated amendments
Responsive to this request, a public report that outlines the submissions, review of, and award of the contract for Medical Insurance and Stop Loss (088.25.B6 – see PC-03) can be found online: https://go.boarddocs.com/mabe/hcpssmd/Board.nsf/files/DKJH2Y4672D3/$file/08%2021%202025%20Bids%20and%20Contracts%20BR.pdf. Awarded contracts can be found on our online purchasing portal: https://hcpss.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=publicContracts if you put 088.25.B6 in the search bar and then click the view button for each vendor. Additional time would be needed to review all proposal records.
Under MPIA GP § 4-344, which allows a custodian to deny inspection of confidential opinions, deliberations, advice or recommendations from one governmental employee or official to another for the purpose of assisting the latter in the decision-making function, we are withholding the evaluation committee’s score and evaluation records. These records reveal pre-decisional recommendations of the evaluation committee used to inform the award by the Procurement Office, where release would be contrary to the public interest given its potential to inhibit full and frank discussion in the procurement process.