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

IMPORTANT: The amendment A003 to modify the Exhibit A in Section J by breaking out the age ranges and to revise the paragraph G.4.2 in Section G. Please see the attached file "SF-30 Solicitation Amendment A003" for the details.
Questions and Answers are posted today- see attached file.

IMPORTANT: The amendment A002 to the solicitation was issued to extend the offers due date from 11:00 am August 18, 2017 (local Kyiv time) to September 11, 2017 no later 11 a.m. (local Kyiv time). Please see the attached file "SF-30 Solicitation Amendment A002" for the details.

IMPORTANT: The amendment A001 to the solicitation was issued to extend the offers due date from 09:00 am Eastern standard time July 31, 2017 (04:00 pm local Kyiv time July 31, 2017) to August 18, 2017 no later 11:00 am (local Kyiv time). Please see the attached file "SF-30 Solicitation Amendment A001" for the details.

IMPORTANT: Deadline for receipt of questions is 11:00 a.m. Eastern time July 24, 2017 (06:00 p.m. local time July 24, 2017). 

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 a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference on July 18, 2017 at 14:00 at 4 Ihor Sikorsky St., Kyiv, Ukraine, and all prospective quoters are invited to attend. See Section L of the attached Request for Proposal. For pre-proposal conference registration, please provide your company contact information and names of visitors no later than 12:00 on July 17, 2017 to KyivGSO@state.gov .

The deadline for receipt of offers is 09:00 a.m. Eastern time July 31, 2017 (04:00 p.m. local time July 31, 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.

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.

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. A Quick Guide for International Entity registration in SAM is attached to this announcement. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorReg.aspx

According to the Law of Ukraine “On Changes to the Law of Ukraine “On Insurance” #2745-14 dated June 28, 2015 (Chapter I, Article 2, and Chapter IV, Article 38), only companies which are residents of Ukraine and are properly licensed in Ukraine, are allowed to provide insurance services in Ukraine. Companies must obtain and/or provide proof of all permits and licenses required to operate as a health insurance provider 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 five years.

The Government plans to issue the solicitation on the FedBizOpps in the end of June 2017 or in the beginning of July 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 must 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.

According to the Law of Ukraine "On Changes to the Law of Ukraine "On Insurance" #2745-14 dated June 28, 2015 (Chapter I, Article 2, and Chapter IV, Article 38), only companies which are residents of Ukraine and are properly licensed in Ukraine, are allowed to provide insurance services in Ukraine. Companies must obtain and/or provide proof of all permits and licenses required to operate as a health insurance provider in Ukraine.