Kyrene Elementary School District No. 28 of Maricopa County is accepting proposals under RFP K27-03-31 for integrated or separately awarded medical third party administration and employee benefit services. The scope includes claims administration, case management, utilization review and disease management, medical network access, telemedicine, wellness, COBRA administration, pharmacy benefit management, health savings account administration, and workforce mental health or employee assistance program services.
Key dates
- RFP release: September 4, 2026.
- Vendor clarification questions: September 14, 2026.
- Census data request deadline: September 25, 2026.
- Proposal deadline: October 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM Arizona Time (MST). The live Kyrene Bonfire portal remains controlling for any later amendment or schedule change.
- Contract effective date: July 1, 2027.
Procurement structure and submission
Responses are submitted online through the Kyrene Bonfire procurement portal. The District may make a single award, multiple awards, or awards by service component. The anticipated contract structure is a one year base term with up to three additional one year renewals.
Indexed solicitation materials identify response components including a cover letter, questionnaire responses, financial pricing exhibits, specimen documents, satisfaction results, supplemental information when applicable, an Offer and Acceptance Page, Deviations and Exceptions, Confidential or Proprietary Submittals, Debarment Certification, Pending Lawsuits, Fee Certification, W-9, and required insurance. Vendors should rely on the live Bonfire package for the complete controlling requirements and any amendments.
Funding and eligibility
This is a competitive procurement rather than a grant. A fixed public contract ceiling was not verified, so Atlas does not infer one. Grant match or cost share is not applicable. Offerors must be qualified to provide the service component or components proposed and satisfy the solicitation’s insurance, performance, reference, implementation, account management, reporting, pricing, integration, and certification requirements.
Contact
The solicitation contact identified in the published notice is Michelle Sorace, msorace@kyrene.org, 480-541-1363.
Atlas fit assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. N9+ Fit Score: 5/100. Telemedicine is expressly within the benefit services scope, but the solicitation is primarily for a qualified medical TPA and benefits administrator and does not establish a direct role for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform. Dr. Miltie and QC Healthcare direct vendor fit: 0/100 absent independently verified TPA, claims administration, PBM, EAP, network, insurance, reference, and related qualifications. Atlas is publishing this opportunity for Arizona procurement intelligence and is not authorizing applicant or vendor outreach on the currently verified facts.
Official procurement portal: Kyrene Bonfire.