Group Hospitalization Insurance Services

Solicitation19BE2020R0002Notice typeSolicitation

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Name	Type	Posted	Actions
Statistics GMP DOB - zipcode (including dependents).xlsx	XLSX	Nov 27, 2019	Download
Questions and Answers.docx	DOCX	Nov 27, 2019	Download
RFP_20R0002.doc	DOC	Oct 31, 2019	Download
RFP_20R0002.doc	DOC	Oct 28, 2019	Download

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Group Hospitalization Insurance Services

Award19BE2020D00-04Feb 7, 2020 · v17

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Opportunity Summary

The Department of State’s U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Belgium, is seeking proposals for health insurance coverage for its locally employed staff. This solicitation, issued under number 19BE2020R0002, focuses on group hospitalization insurance services that meet or exceed specific minimum benefit levels. The government encourages the submission of off-the-shelf plans and intends to award a contract to the responsible company that provides an acceptable offer at the lowest price. While the agency expects to award the contract based on initial proposals without discussions, it reserves the option to hold discussions with companies within a competitive range if necessary.

The procurement is classified under NAICS 524114 for Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers and PSC G007 for Government Health Insurance Programs. Prospective offerors must provide a sealed proposal package including Standard Form 33, pricing schedules, administrative retention amounts, and required representations and certifications. Performance will take place in Belgium, and the solicitation involves four attachments, including zip code statistics for dependents, a questions and answers document, and the formal Request for Proposals.

The response deadline for this opportunity was December 2, 2019. Submissions were required to be delivered to the U.S. Embassy in Brussels by the specified time to be considered for evaluation. Robert Bunnell serves as the primary point of contact for this requirement. All successful offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management database prior to the final contract award.

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Opportunity Details

Response deadline: Dec 2, 2019Expired 2377 days ago
NAICS: 524114 (opens in new tab)
PSC: G007 (opens in new tab)
Set aside: —
Published: Oct 28, 2019
Updated: Feb 7, 2020
Agency: STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Office: STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Department: —
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Contact and place of performance

Point of contact: Robert Bunnell

Place of performance: BEL

Original Description

The Embassy of the United States of America invites you to submit a proposal for locally employed staff health 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 Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference, and all prospective offerors are invited to attend. See Section L of the attached Request for Proposals (RFP). Your proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked "Hospitalization Insurance Proposal Enclosed" to the U.S. Embassy, Regentlaan/Bd. Du Rgent 27, 1000 Brussels on or before 1600 Hrs. on December 2, 2019. 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, Administrative Retention Amounts in B.3 4. Section K, Representations and Certifications; 5. Additional information as required in Section L. Direct any questions regarding this solicitation to Robert Bunnell, Contracting Officer, or Danny Coppens in the GSO/Procurement Office by letter or by e-mail ([email protected]) during regular business hours. Please note: Proposals that contain less than the minimum reimbursement levels or do not provide all benefit categories may be deemed technically unacceptable. The successful offeror shall 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 their proposal. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm_system=SAM 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.