U. S. Embassy Bridgetown - Health and Life Insurance

The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a proposal for customized Health and Group Life Insurance for American Embassy Bridgetown, Barbados.

The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference, and all prospective offerors who have received a solicitation package are invited to attend. See Section L of the attached Request for Proposals (RFP).

Your proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Proposal Enclosed" to the Contracting Officer, Patrick Rumley, U.S. Embassy, Wildey Business Park, Wildey, St. Michael on or before 4:30 PM Atlantic Standard Time, Thursday, March 29, 2018. No proposal will be accepted after this time.

In order for a proposal to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following:

1. SF-33

2. Section B, Pricing Schedule

3. Section B, Retention Amounts in B.3 and B.7

4. Section K, Representations and Certifications;

5. Additional information as required in Section L.

Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Patrick Rumley, Contracting Officer by letter or by telephone 246-227-4275 during regular business hours.

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 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 this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Barbados will launch the solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website when it is available. The requirement is for the providing of Health and Life Insurance for locally employed staff of the U.S. Mission in Barbados. The estimated number of employees is 127 with approximately 123 eligible dependents. Please note these are estimated figures. The anticipated performance is for a base period of twelve months and four one-year periods at the option of the Government. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered, electronic submissions will not be accepted.  The solicitation will be issued via the FedBizOpps web site, no paper copies will be mailed.  Note: The response date in this synopsis is not a firm date, please see the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the actual date. SAM registration is required pursuant to FAR provision 5.2007, and prospective offers are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of proposals.