Health Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
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- Solicitation number
- 19BA3026R0001
- Agency
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Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
- Place of performance
- Zinj Bahrain
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of State is seeking health insurance services for locally employed staff at the United States Mission in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The solicitation requires qualified health insurance carriers to provide coverage for approximately 108 locally hired employees and approximately 220 eligible dependents. Offerors must be responsible contractors and possess a valid CAGE/N-CAGE code for verification, though SAM registration is not required. The Government will award the contract to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror and may make an award based on the initial offer without discussion. The pre-solicitation notice was posted on January 22, 2026, with a response due date of February 5, 2026, and a pre-quotation conference is planned with details to be included in the full solicitation.
No set-aside designations apply to this procurement. The anticipated contract will be structured as a Fixed-Price agreement with Economic Price Adjustment provisions, with a base year and two optional one-year renewal periods at the Government's discretion. The contract will cover the estimated 108 employees and 220 dependents, though these figures are noted as estimates and subject to change. Electronic submission is permitted for all proposals, with a maximum email file size limit of 30 MB; offerors should split submissions into multiple emails if necessary to comply with this constraint. Specific award values and detailed budget information have not been disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice, which is preliminary in nature and will be followed by the formal solicitation release on SAM.gov.
Notice text
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in the Kingdom of Bahrain will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available.
The requirement is for the providing of health insurance services to the Locally hired employees of the United States Mission in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The estimated number of employees is approximately 108 with approximately 220 eligible dependents. Please note these are only estimated quantities. The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with two one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All qualified sources may submit a quotation which will be considered.
The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment.
The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.
SAM registration is not required; however, qualified offerors must have a valid CAGE/N-CAGE code for verification.
Electronic Submission/Responses:
This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your offer does not exceed 30 MB, if it does then you might have to send more than one email.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Health Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff | Special Notice | |
| Health Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff | Solicitation | |
| Health Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff | Special Notice | |
| Health Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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