Solicitation letter.pdf

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Health Insurance Services for U. S. Mission in France
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This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) from the U.S. Embassy in Paris for health and life insurance coverage for locally employed staff. The solicitation (Number 19FR6325R0003) seeks off-the-shelf insurance plans that meet minimum benefit levels, with the U.S. Government intending to award a contract to the responsible company offering the lowest acceptable price. Proposals are due by July 16, 2025, at 16:00, and must be submitted electronically to ParisContracting@state.gov in specific file formats not exceeding 30MB.

To be considered, offerors must submit several required documents, including SF-33, a pricing schedule, representations and certifications, and additional information specified in Section L. Mandatory requirements include completing IRS Form W-14, providing proof of SAM registration, and being registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to proposal submission. Failure to meet these requirements may result in the proposal being deemed non-responsible and not considered. The contract is anticipated to cover health and life insurance for locally employed staff, former employees, retirees, and their eligible dependents in France.

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Embassy of the United States of America

U.S. Embassy Paris

June 17, 2025

Dear Prospective Offeror:

Subject: Request for Proposals number 19FR6325R0003 – Health and Life Insurance

The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a proposal for locally employed staff health and life 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.

The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order 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.

Proposals are due by July 16, 2025, no later than 16:00. No proposals will be accepted after this time.

Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

Your proposal must be submitted electronically to ParisContracting@state.gov.

It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed the 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each.

In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:

1. SF-33

2. Section B, Pricing Schedule.

3. Section K, Representations and Certifications; and

4. Additional information as required in Section L.

5. The Offeror should submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at www.irs.gov/w14, to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11.

6. Proof of SAM Registration mailto:ParisContracting@state.gov

Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.

Sincerely, Craig N. Deatrick Contracting Officer

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