LES Health Insurance Services
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 19GB5025R0001
- Agency
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US Embassy Libreville
US Consulates and Embassies, Department of State
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 524298 All Other Insurance Related Activities
- Place of performance
- Estuaire 4000 Gabon
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of State's Embassy in Libreville, Gabon, is seeking health insurance services for locally employed staff through a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation aims to establish a requirements-type contract with fixed prices and potential economic price adjustments, consisting of a base year and four one-year option periods. The government intends to award the contract to the responsible company submitting the lowest-priced, technically acceptable offer, with evaluation based on initial proposals without discussions. A pre-proposal conference is scheduled for February 24, 2025, at 10:00 local time, and prospective offerors must contact Judith Abourou by February 20, 2025, to arrange building entry. All proposals must be submitted electronically in English by March 31, 2025, at 13:00 local time, and offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) at the time of submission.
The solicitation is not set aside for any specific business category and covers health insurance for approximately 118 staff members and their dependents in Libreville, Gabon. The required insurance coverage includes comprehensive benefits such as 100% hospitalization, emergency services, 80% outpatient services, prescription drugs, preventive care, dental, and vision services. Offerors must be licensed or certified to provide health insurance in Gabon and demonstrate the ability to offer coverage for self, self plus one, and family options. The place of performance is Estuaire, Gabon, with the contract focusing on providing health insurance services tailored to locally employed staff at the U.S. Embassy. Contractors must also comply with updated federal anti-discrimination regulations and provide certification regarding adherence to applicable federal laws.
Notice text
2 versions
Update #2 · Latest ·
The purpose of this modification is to:
- Extend the closing date to Friday April 4th , 2025 at 12 p.m. local time.
- Include the minutes of pre-award conference with the related Q&A as attachment 2;
- implement the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Class Deviation regarding Executive Order (EO) 14128 & section 2 of EO 14208;
- implement the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Class Deviation regarding EO 14148, Initial Rescissions of Harmful EO and Actions, and Section 2 of EO 14208, Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws; and
- implement the President’s Executive Order 14173 Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.
See attached documents for details.
Update #1 ·
Enclosed is a Request for proposal (RFP) for locally employed staff health insurance coverage at the U.S. Government at Libreville.
The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order 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.
The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on Monday February 24, 2025, at 10:00 (local time) at the US Embassy Libreville. Prospective offerors should contact Judith Abourou (AbourouJH@state.gov) by Thursday February 20, 2025, at 15:00 (local time) for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. In preparation of the conference questions shall be sent, in writing by email to: LibreContracting@state.gov by Tuesday February 18, 2025, at 15:00 (local time). The Embassy will also take supplemental questions during the conference and will also attempt to respond on the same day if possible. All questions and answers will be made available after further notice.
Proposals are due by Monday March 31, 2025, at 13:00 (local time). No proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.
Direct any questions regarding this solicitation via email to: LibreContracting@state.gov before 12:00 hours on Wednesday March 5, 2024.
Kindly refer to the attached Request for Proposals for full details on this requirement and instructions to the offerors.
As a reminder, All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database
SAM.gov | Home at the time of quote submission.
The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at:
https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm_system=SAM
This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)
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 30KB, if it does then you might have to send more than one email.
Mixed quotes (quotes not separated in a different file (Financial vs Technical) will be disqualified.
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Solicitation | |
| LES Health Insurance Services | Pre-Solicitation |
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