Administrative Office of the US Courts, OFSAS-CD, Ste. G-400, Washington, DC 20544

B -- EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADVISORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SOL USCS 00-0019 DUE 031000 POC Larry B. Postell at JPS_Team@AO.USCOURTS.GOV The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) is seeking one or more consultants that will provide advisory and support services and will assist in the development and implementation of employee benefit plans, development of a comprehensive employee benefits communications strategy, and creation of effective informational materials. These services must be based on an analysis of the actual benefits package provided to the approximately 30,000 employees of the Federal judiciary working in more than 800 locations throughout the United States and its territories. Employee benefits programs and services under consideration include, but are not limited to, the following functional areas: Dental Plan; Health Care Plan; Long-term and Short-term Disability Plan; Vision Plan; Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Benefit Plan; 401(k) Plan; Professional Liability Plan; Prescription Drug Plan; Leave Program and Paid Time Off; Communications and Training; Actuarial Analysis; Legal Services relating to Benefits Programs; Benefits Surveys; and Benefit Administrator Services. One or more Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) task order contracts may be awarded on an all-or-none basis. The primary duties regarding these benefits functional areas include, but are not limited to, the following: comparative analysis of judiciary benefit with best practices among similar employers; development of benefit program plan design based on the comparative analysis and workforce demographics, an analysis of available types of plans, and identification of available carriers; in-depth evaluation of top carriers, based on such criteria as their financial soundness, their record of customer service, and their ability to meet the judiciary's systems, pay rolling, communications, and customer service requirements; comparative cost analysis of top carriers; recommendation of preferred carrier selection; development of implementation and communication strategy and/or plan; discussion of alternative methodsof funding and ongoing administration; preparation of a plan document; legal analysis of the provision of the benefit, and legal opinion of laws and regulations; cost analysis of providing the benefit; development of communications and training materials, using the full range of media, including web-based; actuarial analysis of matters such as financial solvency based on past and anticipated plan experience, and reasonable levels of reserves; and provision of ongoing, day-to-day administration of one or more employee benefit plans. Interested parties should provide their name, mailing address and Email address (all three are mandatory) by way of Email to Mr. Larry Postell at JPS_Team@ao.uscourts.gov, within 15 calendar days of the publication of this notice. The solicitation will be available through the Internet on or about March 10, 2000, at www.uscourts.gov/review.html Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.***** Posted 02/04/00 (W-SN422189). (0035)

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