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-2050, for the procurement a Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance for MNG Students/Dependents Attending Courses in the United States for the base period of performance 07 December 2024 through 06 December 2025, with two evaluated option year periods, 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. This RFQ is issued as a 100% full and open competition. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type of contract from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible offeror who submits the lowest priced technically acceptable proposal.
3.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.
4. 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 PWS Medical Insurance Policy 2024-2027.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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 13 May 2024 in order to ensure that all questions can be answered and posted for all Offeror’s knowledge prior to solicitation closing.
8. All comments or questions should be directed by 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-2050 in the subject line.
9. 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, 20 May 2024.
10. 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-2050 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. 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.
15. 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.
16. 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
17. Amendment 0001 incorporates the questions from industry as well as extended solicitation closing date.
18. Amendment 0002 extended the solicitation closing date.
19. Amendment 0003: extend the solicitation closing date to 0800 Central Standard Time (CST) on 06 August 2024 and incorporate questions from industry via amendment 0003.
20. Amendment 0004: extend the solicitation closing date to 0800 CST on 03 September 2024 and incorporate historical claims via Attachment 0005.
