The purpose of these RFP processes is to select a vendor or vendors that meets both the City’s strategic and operational needs and objectives going forward as it shapes the future direction of its health and welfare medical insurance program. The City will partner with the selected vendor(s) who can accommodate the City’s desire to place a greater focus on keeping people health, well and productive and who can identify areas of aggressive disease (care) management for the City’s employee and retiree population, and thereby maintain or reduce costs. The partnership will support the objectives of the customized benefit package for which proposals are being sought.