Amendment of the Health Insurance solicitation

This contract amendment pertains to the Health Insurance solicitation for the US Embassy Abidjan under the Department of State, with solicitation number 191V1026R0001-A001, issued to provide responses to bidder inquiries. The procurement is structured as a firm fixed-price contract with Economic Price Adjustment provisions, set aside for 8a competed small businesses under NAICS code 524114, and is intended to secure conventional, fully insured health and life insurance services for approximately 298 employees and 902 eligible dependents. Health insurance coverage includes tiered premium structures for Self Only, Self + 1, and Family plans, with the U.S. Government covering 90% of premiums and employees responsible for the remaining 10%, along with optical benefits limited to USD 300 per individual per year. Life insurance provides a natural death benefit equal to one times the employee’s annual basic salary and an accidental death or dismemberment benefit at 1.3 times the annual salary, applicable only to active employees. The contract has a one-year mandatory base period with four optional renewal years, totaling up to five years of performance, with all services required to be performed in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Proposals must be submitted in English and in the local currency (FCFA), with offers required to demonstrate financial capability and past performance as mandatory evaluation criteria, though no minimum operational age is mandated. The embassy will provide an updated employee census with annual salaries every six months to the awardee, but individual salary data will not be disclosed during the solicitation due to privacy policies. All submissions must be sealed originals and must include explicit acknowledgment of any amendments, either by completing designated form items, annotating copies of the offer, or submitting a separate letter with solicitation and amendment references; failure to acknowledge amendments by the deadline may result in offer rejection. The proposal deadline is July 3, 2026, and invoicing for insurance premiums must align with the embassy’s bi-weekly payroll cycle. Optical reimbursements must use the exchange rate effective on the invoice date, and all contract administration will be managed by the American Embassy Abidjan at Riviera Golf, 01 BP 1712 Abidjan 01. No pricing schedule, CLIN details, or accounting codes are provided in the amendment, and no information is available regarding the contracting officer, COR/COTR, or invoicing