The Massachusetts Group Insurance Commission (GIC) has an open procurement for a Health Care Consultant under COMMBUYS bid BD-27-1049-GIC00-07GIC-131036, alternate ID GICPND2702. The public COMMBUYS posting is an Open Market, non-statewide solicitation and permits electronic quotes.
Scope
The controlling public posting identifies two service areas: medical/health insurance consulting, including advice on plan design, operations, and rate setting; and actuarial services supporting medical-plan administration, including rate-setting for self-funded health plans and related analysis.
Deadline and value
COMMBUYS publishes the bid opening/response deadline as September 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM. The public header does not separately identify a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. The public COMMBUYS header does not state a controlling contract value, so no award value or ceiling is represented here as verified.
Submission, forms, and amendments
Electronic quotes are allowed through COMMBUYS. The current official posting lists the Notice of Intent to Procure; GICPND2702 RFR Document; Bidder Q&A; main and ancillary Cost Proposals; Supplier Diversity Program Plan; Standard Contract Form; Contract Terms and Conditions; Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment; Contractor Authorized Signatory Listing; Required State Forms Acknowledgement; taxpayer-identification certification; Business Associate Agreement; and Consultant Conflict of Interest Form.
Amendment 1, dated August 10, 2026, added the main RFR, cost proposal, and supporting documents. Amendment 2, dated September 4, 2026, added the Bidder Q&A, ancillary cost proposal, and the actuarial-services item. Amendment 3, dated September 8, 2026, added the Supplier Diversity Program Plan form. COMMBUYS marks the procurement as SBPP eligible.
Atlas pursuit assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 65/100. N9+ Fit: 0/100. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-vendor fit: 0/100 based on currently verified qualifications. This is a specialized health-benefits and actuarial consulting procurement, not a remote-exam technology acquisition. Atlas has not verified that Dr. Miltie possesses the RFR-specific health-benefits or actuarial qualifications required to respond, and no qualification has been assumed.
Duplicate-response control: the official COMMBUYS page currently states that an unfinished Quote already exists for this Bid. Atlas therefore will not create or initiate a second response. Any existing response should be reviewed rather than duplicated.
Official source: COMMBUYS — BD-27-1049-GIC00-07GIC-131036 / GICPND2702.