Solicitation No: 19NP4026R0004 Health Insurance

The U.S. Embassy Kathmandu, under Solicitation No. 19NP4026R0004, is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive health insurance coverage for U.S. Government employees at the embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal. The solicitation requires the selected contractor to offer extensive medical benefits including hospitalization, emergency services, outpatient care, prescription drugs, mental health services, dental care, and catastrophic coverage with an annual maximum of NRs. 1,000,000 per covered individual. Eligible offerors must be licensed, certified, or accredited by the Government of Nepal or demonstrate equivalent licensing from another government with demonstrated capacity to provide benefits in Nepal. The government will award the contract to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, responsible offeror based on evaluation of executed Standard Form 33, pricing proposals, technical proposals demonstrating management approach, past performance information, current licensing documentation, and SAM registration proof. Critical deadlines include a pre-proposal conference on March 11, 2026 at 2:00 p.m., and the proposal submission deadline of April 3, 2026 at 1700 hrs local time; offerors must be registered in SAM prior to proposal submission to be deemed responsible.

This solicitation does not include a set-aside designation, and no incumbent contractor information is provided in the notice. The contract is structured as a fixed-price agreement with a one-year base performance period followed by four one-year option periods and a potential six-month extension, allowing for a maximum contract duration of five years. The government will bear 90 percent of health insurance premiums while employees contribute 10 percent, with pricing to be submitted in Nepali Rupees with VAT listed separately. Economic price adjustments are permitted following the initial 12-month period based on experience rating and changes in host government laws. The place of performance is Kathmandu 44600, Nepal, where the contractor must establish cashless hospital arrangements, issue insurance ID cards within 15 workdays of contract start, maintain dedicated claims management points of contact, and process claims within 14 workdays while attending weekly meetings with the contracting officer's representative.