The Bossier Parish School Board on July 17 authorized staff to solicit bids for an administrator to manage the district’s EDWIP, the district-run Medicare Part D program for retirees.

Why it matters: The EDWIP contract affects prescription-drug coverage for retirees and can influence costs and service quality for the district’s retiree plan.

CFO Nisha Bamberg told the board the EDWIP program is self-funded and was last bid in 2020 with an effective date of January 2021; the district has not rebid the administrator since then. Bamberg asked the board’s permission to go out for competitive proposals to ensure the best option for retirees and the district.

Motion and outcome: A motion by Logan McConathy, seconded by Robert Bertrand, to authorize the solicitation passed. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.

Next steps: Procurement will issue the solicitation and bring evaluated proposals back to the board for formal award. Bamberg invited board members to contact her with questions; no specific timeline was cited in the meeting record.