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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

RFP No. 19RP3820R0004 Group LES Life Insurance Coverage

Q1: Please provide the most recent contract or task order number

A1: Contract no. 19RP3818D0019

Q2: Please provide the incumbent contract ID and the Contractor's name for the effort.

A2: Refer to Q1. Name of Contractor, Generali Philippines.

Q3: Does the DOD have a department that works directly with contracting or small business set asides?

A3: The question is not related to the solicitation.

Q4: Would the Embassy accept proposal from a consortium from international insurance companies or does it insist on a local provider?

A4: Refer under Section L Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors subsection L.4.3.2.2

Licensing Information.

Q5: Would the Embassy accept proposals in USD also from non- US companies?

A5: Refer to Sections M, Evaluation factors for Award subsection M.10 Evaluation of Foreign

Currency Offers.

Q6: Please provide a more detailed census with DOB and salary for every employee?

A6: Due to Personal Identifiable Information (PII), we cannot provide our employee’s date of birth. Please see revised Exhibit A in Amendment 00002.

Q7: May we request for a list of employees with birthdate, gender and monthly basic salary? Names are not necessary as this is for quotation purposes only.

A7: Refer to Q6.

Q8: May I confirm anniversary date of the account?

A8: Current Contract expiry date is March 13, 2021.

Q9: It states that “Official Residence Expense (ORE) Staff and Peace Corp Personal

Service Contracts (PSC) are included under this contract as a rider only”; I would like to clarify the meaning of “as a rider only”.

A9: Refer to Section H.3.1 of the solicitation

Q10: Kindly confirm if the Partial and Total Disability Coverage is a rider, meaning it’s a separate benefit or it’s a coverage under the Accidental Death and Disability.

A10: Refer to Section C.2.1.3 Partial and Total Disability Coverage

Q11: Kindly define the part time employees.

A11: Refer to C.3.0 Definitions (0001).

Q12: Can sharing of existing clients be waived due to Data Privacy Act?

A12: Refer to L.4.3.2.1 Experience and Past Performance.

Q13: What do they mean by First, Second, Third and Fourth option Year Contract. Is this for lock-in?

A13: Refer to Section F, Deliveries or Performances under sub-section F.3 Options.

Q14: If possible, can we request for a detailed masterlist for the account (date of birth, job title, monthly salary)?

A14: Please see Q.6.

Q15: If possible, can we request for a detailed claims experience (year, claim – death

/accident/ disability, and the amount of claim)

A15: Please refer to Exhibit D Claims Experience (0001)

Q16: Confirmation to use the same format/form in the submission of bid under section 2.

A16: Please refer to Section L Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors.

Q17: Request to send us a more detailed listing to include Birth date, gender, status, occupation and coverage no need to include names of the employees.

A17: Please see Q.6. Majority of the job is admin by nature.

Q18: Request to send latest claims data and cause of death.

A18: Refer to Q15.

Q19: We offer double indemnity for accidental causes, for US Embassy shall we follow

34xMBS only?

A19: Yes. Refer to Section C and follow what’s indicated on the solicitation.

Q20: We only offer TPD no partial disability.

A20: Refer to Section B Group Life Insurance Rates.

Q21: These are exclusions under ADDD only, for US Embassy shall we apply them to life as well? While for suicide, it is covered in the policy on the 2nd year of the members coverage?

A21: Refer to Section C.2.2 Benefits Conditions and Limitations.

Q22: Are we allowed to offer 1 and 3 as enhancements?

A22: Refer to Section M Evaluation Factors for Award subsection M.5 Technical Evaluation.

Q23: Can we still use our old 2018 SAM account or do we need to create a new one?

A23: SAM Registration is renewable every year. This is also FREE of Charge. Contractor should have an active registration at the time their offer or quotation is submitted.