Basic Information

Reference Number

0000185830

Issuing Organization

Ornge

Solicitation Type

RFP - Request for Proposal (Formal)

Solicitation Number

00011303

Title

Benefits Plan Provider

Source ID

PU.HL.ON.496215.C95353

Agreement Type

OB/CFTA

Details

Location

Canada, Ontario

Delivery Point

5310 Explorer Drive
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada L4W 5H8

Purchase Type

Duration: 3 years
Option: 3 x 1 Year

Description

This Request for Proposal (RFP) is being issued by Ornge for their Employee Group Benefits Program, as further described in Section A of the RFP Particulars (Appendix D) (the “Deliverables”). Submission of proposals must follow the terms and conditions set out in this RFP. The preparation and issuance of this RFP is part of a competitive process in order to fulfill governance responsibilities and partner with a benefits plan service provider that can best deliver the current benefits program to enhance Ornge’s employee value proposition.
Ornge is a family of companies incorporated federally. Ornge provides air and land ambulance services under an agreement with the Ontario Ministry of Health. Additional information about Ornge is available at: www.ornge.ca.

Currently, the Ornge program sponsors benefits for approximately 600 union and non-union members.

Plan Details
Ornge’s services are currently contracted with Canada Life as outlined in the plan details information in the following Appendices:

These confidential Appendices will be provided to proponents after Appendix F - Non-Disclosure Agreement has been signed and returned to the Ornge Contact.

Appendix C: Pricing Worksheet
Appendix E: Canada Life Policy contract and booklets
- Appendix E1 - Div. 1, Class 1 - Ornge OPSEU
- Appendix E2 - Div. 2, Class 2 - Ornge Unifor
- Appendix E3 - Div. 3, Class 3 - Ornge Non-Union
- Appendix E4 - Div. 3 & 4, Class 10 - Contract Employees with Health & Dental Coverage
- Appendix E5 - Div. 4, Class 4 - Ornge Air Non-Union
- Appendix E6 - Div. 5, Class 5 - Ornge Air Fixed Wing Pilots
- Appendix E7 - Div. 6, Class 6 - Ornge Air Rotor Group without Dependents
- Appendix E8 - Div. 6, Class 11 - Closed Class for Ees Over Age 70 Without Dependents
- Appendix E9 – Div. 7, Class 7 - Ornge Air Rotor Group with Dependents
- Appendix E10 – Div. 7, Class 13 - Closed Class for Ees Over Age 70 With Dependents
- Appendix E11 – Div. 8, Class 8 - Ornge Aircraft Maintenance Engineers without Dependents
- Appendix E12 – Div. 9, Class 9 - Ornge Aircraft Maintenance Engineers with Dependents

Dates

Publication

2020/10/27 01:59:12 PM EDT

Bid Intent

Not Available

Question Acceptance Deadline

2020/11/06 02:00:00 PM EST

Questions are submitted online

Yes

Closing Date

2020/11/23 02:00:00 PM EST

Contact Information

Martin Skinner

mskinner@ornge.ca

Required Acknowledgement

Non-Disclosure Agreement

Please sign and return the Non-Disclosure Agreement to the RFP Contact before November 6, 2020 in order to gain access to the full RFP document pack.

Bid Submission Process

Bid Submission Type

Electronic Bid Submission

Envelope 1 - Identity & Proposal

Pricing

No pricing in this envelope

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Bid Documents	Documents defining the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

Do not include Pricing information in this envelope.

Envelope 2 - Pricing

Pricing

In attached document

Bid Documents List

Item Name	Description	Mandatory	Limited to 1 file
Pricing Worksheet	Pricing as defined in the proposal	Yes	No
No entries

Additional Bidding Instructions

Complete all tabs on the Pricing Worksheet

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