The County is requesting proposals from insurance companies and third-party administrators qualified to do business in the State for fully insured, level funded, and self-funded plans.
Buyer Attributes
Key metrics and characteristics
Census ID
Government ID for mapping buyers across datasets.
175670
Employee FTE
Full-time equivalent employees.
338
Population
Population size to gauge opportunity scale.
58,662
Procurement Hell Score
How easy their procurement process is to navigate. Lower is better.
35 / 100
Propensity to Spend
How likely this buyer is to spend on new technology based on operating budget trends.
CautiousAggressive
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AI Adoption Score
How likely this buyer is to adopt new AI technologies.
ConservativeEarly Adopter
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Startup Friendliness
How often this buyer champions startups and early adoption.
Sole Source:If sale is less than $25,000, use sole source.
Coops:Frequently procures through Sourcewell, BuyBoard, and OMNIA Partners; you can gain access through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform — reach out to your Starbridge contact to pursue onboarding.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
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Dickson County, TN operates with a $25,000 competitive bidding threshold. There is no evidence of sole source awards above this level; to avoid delays, skip sole source and pursue cooperative contracts instead.
Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
Unlock detailed thresholds, contracting paths, payment terms, and vendor benchmarks for this buyer.
Dickson County has used cooperative purchasing. You can get onboarded to the recommended path by reaching out to your Starbridge contact through the Starbridge reseller & contract-vehicle platform.
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Agency-specific vendor registration, compliance steps, and approval routing shape the purchasing timeline.
Unlock detailed thresholds, contracting paths, payment terms, and vendor benchmarks for this buyer.
Full playbooks include agency-specific workflows, thresholds, and vendor benchmarks.
Early Buyer Signals
Board meetings and strategic plans from Dickson County
Dickson County Commission Commission Meeting
Date: Oct 5, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The commission reviewed fourth-quarter financial reports for various county funds and discussed property tax assessments, including additions, deletions, and the local tax relief program for elderly, disabled, and veteran residents. A key agenda item involved renaming segments of West Dry Hollow Road to resolve duplicate address issues and improve 911 emergency response accuracy. The board also addressed a Transportation Safety Action Plan regarding a federal safety grant and reviewed a speed study for Sherman and Hooper Roads based on recent crash and traffic data.
Dickson County Commission Work Session
Date: Sep 8, 2026Type: Meeting mention
The commission held a work session to conduct internal business, including the election of a chairman and chairman pro tem, and to make appointments to the Airport Authority and Sanitation Board. Key discussion topics included future public hearings on zoning resolution amendments, a review of fourth-quarter financial reports for the school board, and the approval of a revised public comment policy to align with state law. The session also addressed the approval of elected official bonds and a presentation of a 100-day plan covering potential resolutions for sober living home regulations, senior property tax freeze programs, and landfill fee collection methods.
Key Contacts
Public-sector contacts connected to Dickson County.
The Commission discussed several administrative items, including appointments to the Airport Authority and the Sanitation Board, and the review of the fourth-quarter financial reports for the school board. Key legislative actions included the adoption of a revised public comment policy allowing 30 minutes per session, and the approval of four amendments to the Dickson County Zoning Resolution, which updated definitions for substantial compliance, adjusted traffic impact study triggers, removed light industrial uses from the C1 rural center district, and established new access management standards for subdivisions and commercial developments.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
Meeting signals
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