Health Insurance Pre-Solicitation Announcement.docx

Dated 12/23/2020

PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT

ACTION CODE: Pre-Solicitation

DATE POSTED: December 23, 2020

CLASSIFICATION CODE: G007- Social Government Health Insurance Programs

NAICS CODE: 524114 – Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS:

American Embassy Abidjan BP 730 Abidjan Cidex 03 Riviera Golf, Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

SUBJECT: Health Insurance Coverage for Local Employed Staff of U.S. Mission in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: 191V1021R0001

CLOSING RESPONSE DATE: N/A

PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:

Roland Dixon, Jr.

Contracting Officer Phone: (225)2249-4133 Fax: (225) 2249-4221 DixonR@state.gov

SECONDARY POINT OF COTACT:

Assy-Traore Bintou Procurement Supervisor Phone: (225) 2249-4390 Fax: (225) 2249-4221 Traorebx@state.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

Abidjan – Côte d’Ivoire

DESCRIPTION:

Please note that this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United State in Côte d’Ivoire will launch the solicitation on the Contracts Opportunities section of Beta.SAM.gov website when it is available. The requirement is for providing of health insurance services to the locally employed staff of the U.S. Mission. The number of employees is 305 with 908 eligible dependents. The anticipated performance is for a base period of twelve months and four one-year periods at the option of the Government. All responsive sources may submit an offer, which will be considered.

-All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered.

- The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract.

- The Government is planning a pre-proposal conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.

- All contractor have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorReg.aspx

ARCHIVE POLICY:

Automatic, on specified date

ARCHIVE DATE: September 30, 2021