W519TC-24-R-2075 Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance RECOMPETE for Saudi Ministry of National Guard (MNG) Students/Dependents Attending Courses in the United States
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General Information
- Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation (Updated)
- Updated Published Date: Sep 25, 2024 10:17 am CDT
- Original Published Date: Sep 09, 2024 09:57 am CDT
- Updated Date Offers Due: Oct 10, 2024 08:00 am CDT
- Original Date Offers Due: Oct 10, 2024 08:00 am CDT
- Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
- Updated Inactive Date: Oct 25, 2024
- Original Inactive Date: Oct 25, 2024
- Initiative:
- None
Classification
- Original Set Aside:
- Product Service Code: Q999 - MEDICAL- OTHER
- NAICS Code:
- 524114 - Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
- Place of Performance: , SA-01SAU
Description
1. The United States Army Contracting Command- Rock Island (ACC-RI) Office of the Program Manager, Saudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM SANG) issues the following Request for Quote (RFQ), W519TC-24-R-2075, for the
procurement a Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance for MNG Students/Dependents Attending Courses in the
United States, in accordance with (IAW) Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12 -Acquisition of Commercial
Products and Commercial Services and FAR Part 13.5 - Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and
Commercial Services.
2. The Government expects to award a single Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), 3-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite
Quantity (IDIQ) contract that will have individual task orders issued over the course of 3 ordering periods as
follows:
Base Ordering Period: 07 December 2024 through 06 December 2025
Ordering Period 1: 07 December 2025 through 06 December 2026
Ordering Period 2: 07 December 2026 through 06 December 2027
3. This RFQ is issued as a 100% full and open competition. The Government intends to award a single FFP IDIQ
contract from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible offeror who submits the lowest priced technically
acceptable proposal.
4. The Government anticipates price competition; therefore, certified cost and pricing data is not required to be
submitted with the offeror’s proposal. However, the Government reserves the right to request certified cost and
pricing data in the event competition does not exist.
5. The scope of this procurement is to provide Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance for MNG Students/
Dependents attending courses in the United States in compliance with the specifications found at Attachment 0001-
Performance Work Statement (PWS) Medical Insurance Policy 2024-2027.
Overall Annual Maximum Limit: Annual medical/dental coverage insurance cost should not exceed Saudi Riyals
(SAR) 22,532.10 or USD $6,000.00 to the government for each individual, ( MNG students and family members).
The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN) are established and a task order for the minimum amount will be issued
immediately following award of this IDIQ for the total contract minimum: Quantity of 350 insurance policies.
The guaranteed contract minimum under this IDIQ is 350 insurance policies, to be awarded in conjunction with this
IDIQ via task order.
The maximum contract limit is 1,800 insurance policies.
The minimum task order limit is a quantity of 1 insurance policy.
The maximum task order limit is a quantity of 450 insurance policies.
6. Offerors should note the provision at FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition”. The
Government intends to award a contract resulting from this RFQ without discussions with offerors (except
clarifications described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, offerors initial proposals should contain the best terms. The
Government does however, reserve the right to conduct discussions if determined necessary by the Contracting
Officer.
7. Any offeror submitting a proposal agrees by submission that their proposal and the prices contained therein will
be valid for 90 days after receipt of final proposals.
8. Offeror questions regarding solicitation and work contained in the PWS shall be submitted to the solicitation
POC, Mrs. Amanada Smith at amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil no later than 0800 Central Daylight Time (CDT) on
20 September 2024, in order to ensure that all questions can be answered and posted for all Offeror’s knowledge
prior to solicitation closing.
9. All comments or questions should be submitted electronically via email to Amanada Smith at
Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil and cc’ing Contracting Officer, Ms. Holly Gibbs at Holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil,
providing the RFQ number, W519TC-24-R-2075 in the subject line.
10. Proposal submission deadline is listed in BLOCK 13 of this solicitation. All late submissions will be considered
unacceptable and consideration will be up to the contracting officers discretion. Please submit proposal
electronically to Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil and holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil no later than 0800 CDT, 10
October 2024.
11. Proposal shall be sent electronically to Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil and Holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil. No
hard copies will be accepted.
a. Offers shall reference solicitation number W519TC-24-R-2075 and company name in the proposal email
subject line.
b. In email body, please request receipt to confirm delivery.
c. There is no drop-box system for proposal submittal.
d. Our email system standard is an estimated limit of ten (10) megabytes per incoming email.
e. Please be aware that large files may require extra time to be delivered into our email system.
f. All proposal documents must be fully delivered into the email system, and time- stamped by the
Government server no later than BLOCK 13 of this document.
12. Offerors are cautioned to ensure their proposals are fully complete. A complete proposal will be IAW Section L
of this RFQ. Files shall be clearly named IAW the Volume Structure found in Section L, Paragraph B.V. 12.
13. This executive summary is provided as an administrative convenience and is not intended to alter the terms and
conditions of the solicitation in any way. Any inconsistencies between this executive summary and other solicitation
provisions shall be resolved in favor of the other solicitation provisions.
14. Clauses and provisions from the FAR and supplements are incorporated into this document by reference and in
full text. Those incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.
15. Offeror is required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting an
offer, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any
contract resulting from this solicitation. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation
requirements via the SAM accessed through https://www.sam.gov/ or by calling 866-606-8220.
16. This RFQ should not be discussed with any Government employee except the Contracting Officer, all comments
or questions should be submitted electronically via email to Mrs. Amanada Smith at Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil
and cc’ing Contracting Officer, Mrs. Holly Gibbs at Holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil.
17. The Government representatives and points of contact for this RFQ are Mrs. Amanada Smith,
Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil, and Contracting Officer, Mrs. Holly Gibbs at Holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil.
18. Amendment P00001 was issued on 25 September 2024 for the following purposes:
The United States Army Contracting Command- Rock Island (ACC-RI) Office of the Program Manager, Saudi
Arabian National Guard (OPM SANG) issues the following of Amendment 0001 to Request for Quote (RFQ),
W519TC-24-R-2075, with the following purposes:
1. Incorporate answers responding to questions from industry as Attachment 0006.
2. Incorporate the attachments to assist in quotation as listed:
Attachment 0006- Industry Clarification and Questions 24 September 2024
Attachment 0007- Historical Number of Members 2023_Redacted
Attachment 0008- Current Policy_Redacted
The solicitation closing is NOT extended as a result of this amendment. Proposal submission deadline is listed in
BLOCK 13 of this solicitation. All late submissions will be considered unacceptable and consideration will be up to
the contracting officers discretion. Please submit proposal electronically to Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil and
holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil no later than 0800 CDT, 10 October 2024.
The Government representatives and points of contact for this RFQ are Mrs. Amanada Smith,
Amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil, and Contracting Officer, Mrs. Holly Gibbs at Holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil.
Attachments/Links
Contact Information
Contracting Office Address
- ACC ROCK ISLAND BLDG 60 3055 RODMAN AVE
- ROCK ISLAND , IL 61299-0000
- USA
Primary Point of Contact
- Amanada Smith
- amanada.l.smith.civ@army.mil
- Phone Number 3097820312
Secondary Point of Contact
- Holly Gibbs
- holly.a.gibbs3.civ@army.mil
History
- Nov 06, 2024 10:55 pm CSTSolicitation (Updated)
- Oct 10, 2024 08:13 am CDTSolicitation (Updated)
- Oct 10, 2024 08:02 am CDTSolicitation (Updated)
- Sep 25, 2024 10:17 am CDTSolicitation (Updated)
- Sep 09, 2024 09:57 am CDTSolicitation (Original)
- May 03, 2024 10:55 pm CDTSpecial Notice (Original)