Health Insurance for US Embassy Tbilisi Locally Employed Staff

The Embassy of the United States of America invites companies to submit a proposal for locally employed staff health 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 Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference, and all prospective offerors are invited to attend. See Section L of the attached Request for Proposals (RFP).

Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Proposal Enclosed" to the US Embassy Tbilisi, 29 Georgian American Friendship ave. Tbilisi 0131, Georgia on or before 10:00AM Eastern time (6:00pm local time GMT+4) on October 7, 2019.

No proposal will be accepted after this time.

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

1. SF-33
2. Section B, Pricing Schedule;
3. Section B, Retention Amounts in B.3;
4. Section K, Representations and Certifications; and
5. Additional information as required in Section L.

Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to TbilisiGSOProcurement@state.gov. Questions shall be written in English.

Please note: Proposals that contain less than the minimum reimbursement levels or do not provide all benefit categories may be deemed technically unacceptable.

Embassy will arrange preproposal conference at US Embassy Tbilisi, 29 Georgian American Friendship ave. Tbilisi 0131, Georgia (see paragraph L.8)

The successful offeror shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database https://www.sam.gov prior to contract award pursuant to FAR provision 5.207. Therefore prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of their proposal. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm_system=SAM

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