Health Insurance Services for the U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine Locally Employed Staff

Dear Prospective Offeror:

This is to advise you that solicitation number SUP300-17-Q-0008, issued on February 21, 2017, for Health Insurance Services for the U.S. Embassy Kyiv Local Employee, has been canceled.

The U.S. Government has decided to award a short-term bridge contract based on Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition (JOFOC), that will allow us the necessary time to solicit a five-year contract.

The JOFOC for the short-term bridge contract will be posted on FedBizOpps as soon as it is ready.

We are currently working on the solicitation for a five-year contract, and it will be released within the next few months.

You may contact Amanda M. Lugo, Contracting Officer, in writing to e-mail address Lugoam@state.gov or by telephone +380-44-521-5000 if you have any questions.

The United States Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine has a requirement for Health Insurance Services for its Locally Employed Staff and their eligible family members.

The resultant contract will be a fixed-price Indefinite-delivery-Indefinite Quantity for the period of six months.

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.

Please note: Proposals that contain more benefits (even if there is no increase in cost) or fewer benefits than those stated in the solicitation may be deemed technically unacceptable.

The deadline for receipt of offers is 11:59 p.m. Eastern time March 23, 2017 (07:00 a.m. local time March 24, 2017). 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.

All contractors have to 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 quotations/proposals.

We understand that in accordance with Host Government laws, only companies which are residents of Ukraine are allowed to provide health insurance services. Companies must obtain and/or provide proof of all permits and licenses required to operate health insurance business in Ukraine.

The United States Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine has a requirement for Health Insurance Services for its Locally Employed Staff and their eligible family members. Anticipated performance is for the period of six months.

The Government plans to issue the solicitation on the FedBizOps during in the last 10 days of February 2017. Please see the RFP for the actual response date. 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.

All contractors have to 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 quotations/proposals.

We understand that in accordance with Host Government laws, only companies which are residents of Ukraine are allowed to provide health insurance services. Companies must obtain and/or provide proof of all permits and licenses required to operate health insurance business in Ukraine.