The Pre-solicitation annoucement.docx
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- Health and life solicitation
- Solicitation number
- 191V1026R0001
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Department of State
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This is a Pre-Solicitation Announcement for health and life insurance services to be provided to locally hired employees of the U.S. Embassy in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The Department of State, through the Embassy, is seeking qualified insurance carriers to provide coverage for an estimated 298 employees and approximately 902 eligible dependents. The requirement encompasses both health and life insurance services, with the anticipated contract performance structured as a twelve-month base period followed by four optional one-year periods at the Government's discretion. The resulting contract will be firm fixed price, with award potentially based on initial offers without discussion.
The full solicitation (numbered 191V1026R0001) will be issued via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website once finalized. All prospective offerors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database prior to submission, and offers must be submitted by mail to the contracting office—no electronic submissions are accepted. A pre-quotation conference is planned with the date to be specified in the formal solicitation. The opportunity is classified under NAICS codes 524114 (Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers) and 524113 (Direct Life Insurance Carriers), with the place of performance at the American Embassy in Abidjan. Primary contact is Contracting Officer Rindala Wagner at (225) 27-2249-4133, with secondary contact Assy-Traore Bintou, Procurement Supervisor, at (225) 2249-4390.
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Dated 05/20/2026
PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: 191V1026R0001
PROCUREMENT TYPE: Pre-Solicitation
TITLE:
CLASSIFICATION CODE: G- Social Service
NAICS CODE:
524114 – Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers 524113 - Direct Life Insurance Carriers
IS THIS A RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT ACTION? NO
RESPONSE DATE: N/A
PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT:
Rindala Wagner Contracting Officer Phone: (225)27-2249-4133 Fax: (225) 27-2249-4221 wagnerr@state.gov
SECONDARY POINT OF COTACT:
Assy-Traore Bintou Procurement Supervisor Phone: (225) 2249-4390 Fax: (225) 2249-4221 Traorebx@state.gov
DESCRIPTION:
Please note that this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United State in Cote D’Ivoire will launch the solicitation on Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website when it is available.
The requirement is to provide health and life insurance services to the locally hired employees of the US Mission. The estimated number of employees is 298 with approximately 902 eligible dependents. Please note that these are only estimated quantities. 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. The solicitation will be issued via FedBizOpps.
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-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.
All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals.
This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021) No electronic offers will be accepted. Please mail your offer to the contracting office listed in this notice prior to the response date and time.
PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE:
American Embassy Abidjan BP 730 Abidjan Cidex 03 Riviera Golf, Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
ARCHIVE POLICY: Automatic, on specified date
ARCHIVE DATE: September 30, 2026
Allow Vendors to Add/Remove From Interest Vendors:
Yes
Allow Vendors to View Interested Vendors List:
No
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