Health Insurance for South Central Asia (SCA) Region Locally Employed Staff

Dear Prospective Offeror: The US Department of State invites you to submit a proposal in response to the attached request for proposal document 19AQMM21R0015 for locally employed staff health insurance coverage. The Embassy encourages prospective offerors to offer off-the-shelf plans that meet at least the minimum benefit levels required in this solicitation. Your proposal must be submitted via email to [email protected] on or before 3:30 pm EDT on May 27, 2021. No proposal will be accepted after this time. In order for a proposal to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 1. SF-33 (ATTACHED) 2. Section B, Pricing Schedule; 3. Section B, Retention Amounts in B.3; 4. Section K, Representations and Certifications; and 5. Additional information as required in Section L. 6. The Offeror shall submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at www.irs.gov/w14, to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11; Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Mr. Patrick J. Murphy at [email protected]. Please note: Proposals that contain less than the minimum reimbursement levels or do not provide all benefit categories may be deemed technically unacceptable. The successful offeror shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 5.207. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of their proposal. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm_system=SAM The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract based on initial proposals, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so.