Third Party Administration, COBRA and Flexible Spending Accounts

This contract awards Snohomish County, Washington a single‑vendor third‑party administrator to manage both COBRA and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) services for its employees and former employees. Navia Benefit Solutions was selected after a competitive RFP process where evaluation criteria included experience, references, methodology, compliance, and cost, with Navia achieving the highest weighted scores in both the COBRA and FSA components. The award was officially signed on 12 December 2025 by county officials. The scope of work covers benefit administration, compliance reporting, participant support, and related services for the county’s workforce. • Procurement method: Open competition RFP (RFP‑25‑0560BC). • Awarded vendor: Navia Benefit Solutions (single‑award). • Core services: COBRA administration, FSA administration, reporting, and participant assistance. • Evaluation weighting: Experience 30 %, References 15 %, Methodology 25 %, Cost 25 %, Adherence 5 %.