Solicitation Letter 19EC7525R0001.pdf

This is a pre-solicitation notice for health and life insurance services for locally employed staff and retirees at the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador. The U.S. Department of State's Embassy in Quito seeks to provide coverage for approximately 402 employees and 652 eligible dependents, though these numbers are estimates.

The contract will be a firm-fixed-price award for a base year plus four one-year options. Award will go to the lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror. The government may award based on initial offers without discussions. Performance locations are Quito and Guayaquil U.S. Mission facilities. A pre-quotation conference will be held, with the date to be specified in the forthcoming solicitation. The contracting officers are Deryl van Coblijn (primary) and Jose Balseca (secondary). Contractors must register in SAM prior to award. The actual solicitation will be posted on SAM Contract Opportunities when ready.