The U.S. Department of State is preparing to solicit proposals for the provision of health insurance services for Locally Employed (LE) staff at the U.S. Embassy in Lome, Togo. The contractor will be responsible for providing health insurance coverage to approximately 200 employees and their 500 eligible dependents, in accordance with specified benefit levels. This contract is crucial for ensuring the well-being of embassy staff and their families, reflecting the U.S. government's commitment to supporting its personnel abroad. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and are encouraged to submit their offers electronically, with a firm fixed price contract anticipated for a base year plus four optional years. For further inquiries, potential bidders can contact Hilary C. Dewhurst at dewhursthc@state.gov or Christa Dohnani at LomeProcurement@state.gov.

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Lome Togo will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available.

This solicitation is for the provision of Health Insurance Service for the Locally Employed (LE) Staff at the US Embassy in Lome, Togo under the GMC (Global Medical Coverage). The Contractor shall provide health insurance coverage services to employees of the Government of the United States of America in Lome, Togo and their eligible dependents in accordance with the benefit levels listed in the solicitation document. The estimated number of employees is 200 with approximately 500 eligible dependents. Please note that these are only estimated quantities for the purpose of this advance notice.

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 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 firm fixed price type contract.

The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.

All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals.

The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at:  
https://www.fsd.gov/fsd-gov/learning-center-system.do?sysparm\_system=SAM

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 (30,000 KB)**, if it does then you might have to send more than one email.

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