# Richmond City Pblc Schools Opengov #27-186

Third-party claims administration for Frederick County workers’ compensation and liability programs

**Posted:** October 15, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 27-186
**NAICS:** 524292

Frederick County, Maryland, is seeking a third-party administrator to handle claims across its workers’ compensation and liability programs.
- **Government buyer:** Frederick County, Maryland — Office of Procurement & Contracting; program services are for the County’s Office of Risk Management. The listed buyer contact is Kristal McKenrick.
- **Service requested:** Third-party claims administration for workers’ compensation and employers’ liability, auto liability, auto physical damage, general liability (including public entity and professional liability), and first-party property damage. National coverage is required, with operations focused mainly on Maryland and surrounding areas.
- **Scope:** Claim intake, investigation and adjusting; medical and legal management; reserves, settlements and litigation; claim payments and funding; subrogation and special investigations; Medicare reporting and OSHA support; system interface, electronic claim files, EDI and reporting; audits and claim reviews; invoicing; account management and stewardship.
- **Notable requirements:** At least 10 years of third-party claims-administration experience; County review and approval of the claims system before award; real-time electronic claim-file access; specified adjuster experience, staffing and caseload limits; defined reserve and settlement authority; and security, quality-control and reporting capabilities.
- **OEMs and named suppliers:** No OEMs or service-provider vendors are named. Kristal McKenrick is identified as the buyer contact.
- **Products and quantities:** No physical products or product part numbers are requested. The attachment lists one third-party administrative services requirement; no service part number is provided.
- **Contract term:** One-year initial term with up to four additional one-year renewals at the County’s discretion.
- **Estimated value:** No value is provided in the notice; the range shown is an estimate for the full potential term.

### Description

Frederick County, Maryland seeks a third-party administrator to manage claims under its self-insured workers’ compensation and other coverage lines. Services include claims administration across workers’ compensation, auto liability and physical damage, general liability, and property damage, with national claim-handling expertise required, primarily in Maryland and surrounding areas. The scope also includes medical management, reserve and settlement management, litigation support, claim-system integration and reporting, audits, subrogation, and account management. The agreement has a one-year initial term with four additional one-year renewal options at the County’s discretion.

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