Health Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff 19UG5025R0004
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AI-generated · Aug 23, 2025Provide health and/or life insurance coverage for locally employed staff, with preference for off-the-shelf plans that meet minimum benefit levels. Proposals will be evaluated on price and technical acceptability, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest-priced technically acceptable and responsible bidder. The requirement is for a fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment, with an initial base period and option years; proposals must be in English and submitted electronically in specified formats (Word, Excel, or PDF) with a per-file size limit of 30 MB (larger submissions must be split into multiple emails). Offerors must complete and submit SF-33, Section B pricing (including retention amounts), Section K, and Section L information, plus proof of SAM registration; failure to be SAM-registered may render the bid non-responsive. A pre-proposal/pre-bid conference will be held at the embassy, and prospective bidders should contact the contracting officer to arrange attendance and obtain additional information by the stated deadlines.
The notices share the same core requirement and evaluation approach, but the latter notices reflect a live solicitation with the same terms and submission requirements and introduce a revised deadline. They reiterate the emphasis on off-the-shelf plans meeting minimum benefits, the possibility of discussions in the competitive range, and the need for electronic submissions with the same formatting and forms, while indicating a later proposal due date in the latest notice.
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Uganda will launch the solicitation on the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website when it is available. The US Embassy in Kampala, Uganda is seeking the services of health insurance services. The anticipated performance period is for a base year, with four one-year option periods, if exercised by the Government. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a Fixed-Price with Economic Price Adjustment. The Government is planning a pre-bid conference and the date for this will be in the solicitation. All contractors have to be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. 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 30 MB, if it does then you might have to send more than one email. Please email your offer to the contracting office listed in this notice prior to the response date and time on email Kampalabid@state.gov. CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: The Contracting Officer U.S Embassy, Kampala Plot 1577 Ggaba Road, Nsambya Kampala, Uganda
From Presolicitation posted on Jun 25, 2025The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a proposal for locally employed staff health and/or life insurance coverage. The Embassy encourages prospective offerors to offer off-the-shelf plans that meet at least the minimum benefit levels required in this solicitation. 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. The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on Wednesday July 23, 2025, at 10:00am at the US Embassy, Kampala Plot 1577 Ggaba Road, Nsambya. Prospective offerors should contact the Contracting Officer by Friday July 21, 2025, at 12:00pm for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. Proposals are due by Monday August 11, 2025, at 10:00am. No proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your proposal must be submitted electronically to Kampalabid@State.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. In order for a quotation 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; and 5. Additional information as required in Section L. 6. Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.
From Solicitation posted on Jul 09, 2025The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a proposal for locally employed staff health and/or life insurance coverage. The Embassy encourages prospective offerors to offer off-the-shelf plans that meet at least the minimum benefit levels required in this solicitation. 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. The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on Wednesday July 23, 2025, at 10:00am at the US Embassy, Kampala Plot 1577 Ggaba Road, Nsambya. Prospective offerors should contact the Contracting Officer by Friday July 21, 2025, at 12:00pm for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. Proposals are due by Monday August 11, 2025, at 10:00am. No proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your proposal must be submitted electronically to Kampalabid@State.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. In order for a quotation 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; and 5. Additional information as required in Section L. 6. Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.
From Solicitation posted on Jul 30, 2025The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a proposal for locally employed staff health and/or life insurance coverage. The Embassy encourages prospective offerors to offer off-the-shelf plans that meet at least the minimum benefit levels required in this solicitation. 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. The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site, The pre-proposal conference will be held on Wednesday July 23, 2025, at 10:00am at the US Embassy, Kampala Plot 1577 Ggaba Road, Nsambya. Prospective offerors should contact the Contracting Officer by Friday July 21, 2025, at 12:00pm for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. Proposals are due by Wednesday August 20, 2025, at 10:00am. No proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your proposal must be submitted electronically to Kampalabid@State.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 30MB. If the file size should exceed 30MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 30MB each. In order for a quotation 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; and 5. Additional information as required in Section L. 6. Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement.
From Solicitation posted on Aug 12, 2025Notice history
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Presolicitation Posted Jun 25, 2025
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Solicitation Posted Jul 09, 2025View changes (3)
- Description: Description was updated
- Notice Type: Presolicitation → Solicitation
- Response Deadline: Aug 08, 2025 → Aug 11, 2025
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Solicitation Posted Jul 30, 2025No changes from previous notice
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Solicitation LATEST Posted Aug 12, 2025View changes (2)
- Description: Description was updated
- Response Deadline: Aug 11, 2025 → Aug 20, 2025
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