Purpose and Scope The New York State Unified Court System (“UCS”), Office of Court Administration ("OCA") is soliciting sealed bids for a group life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance coverage plan (the “Plan”) for qualified UCS active employees (“Active Enrollee(s)”) and retirees (“Retired Enrollee(s)”) (collectively “Group Enrollee(s)”), as described herein. The Plan has been in effect since January 1, 1998. As of December 8, 2025, there are 2,330 Active Enrollees (categorized by age group in Exhibit C) and 2,026 Retired Enrollees that are enrolled in the Plan. Under the Plan, the insurance coverage for Active Enrollees shall include both group life insurance and accidental death & dismemberment insurance, and for Retired Enrollees shall include group life insurance only. The Plan is to be provided by the UCS at no cost to the Group Enrollees. EVENT DATE Bid Issue Date Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Initial Question Due Date Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 2:00PM EST Final Question Due Date Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 2:00PM EST Bid Submission Deadline Date Tuesday, April 13, 2026 at 2:00PM EST Estimated Contract Start Date January 1, 2027 The designated contact for this RFB is Jillian Halse, Court Analyst, jhalse@nycourts.gov. Business enterprises awarded an identical or substantially similar procurement contract within the past five years: Emblem Health