Group Life Insurance
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 19ET1026R0001
- Agency
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Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers
- Place of performance
- Addis Ababa Adis Abeba Ethiopia
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Embassy in Addis Ababa is seeking group life insurance services for approximately 1,018 locally employed staff members. The contract will be a firm fixed-price agreement with an economic price adjustment requirement, under which the government will issue fixed-price task orders with premiums quoted in USD per one thousand dollars of annual salary. The insurance coverage must include life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance, and partial and total disability coverage. All responsible sources are eligible to submit quotations, and the government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. A pre-quotation conference will be held with the date to be announced in the solicitation, and all prospective offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submission. The solicitation will officially launch on SAM.gov on January 26, 2026, with quotations due by February 27, 2026.
This procurement carries no set-aside designation and is open to competition from all qualified sources. Offerors must include Defense Base Act insurance premium costs in their quotations and may obtain DBA insurance from any Department of Labor-approved provider. The anticipated performance period consists of a base year with four optional one-year renewal periods, subject to government exercise. Quotations must be submitted electronically in two separate folders—one for financial proposals and one for technical submissions—to Addiscontract@state.gov, attention Kathleen Edgin. The contract is subject to applicable tax provisions on foreign procurements and all standard federal acquisition regulations, including SAM registration requirements under FAR provision 52.204-7.
Notice text
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Addis Ababa will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website on January 26, 2026.
The U.S. Embassy, Addis Ababa is seeking the services of an insurance company (contractor) who can provide Group Life Insurance for approximately 1,018 locally employed (LE) staff. This contract is a fixed-price with an economic price adjustment requirement, under which the government will issue firm fixed-price task orders. The premium rate is in USD, per one thousand dollars of annual salary. The premium covers life insurance, accidental death, dismemberment insurance, and partial and total disability coverage.
The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. 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-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)
The Offeror shall include Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance premium costs covering employees. The offeror may obtain DBA insurance directly from any Department of Labor approved providers at the DOL website at http://www.dol.gov/owcp/dlhwc/lscarrier.htm.
Your quotation must be submitted electronically in two separate folders (Financial vs Technical) to Addiscontract@state.gov Attn: Kathleen Edgin. 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.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Group Life Insurance | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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