Health & Life Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff of the U.S. Mission in Belize

Updated Nov 5, 2026

Presolicitation from the Department of State, for work in Belmopan, BZ-CY.

Description

This solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Belize will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. The requirement is for providing Health and Life Insurance to Locally Employed Staff of the U.S. Embassy in Belmopan, Belize.

The estimated number of employees is one hundred and twenty-nine (129), of which twenty-four (24) are single only employees, twenty-two (22) are self plus one, and eighty-three (83) will require a family plan. 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 proposal, which will be considered.

The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed-price contract. The Government is planning a pre-proposal conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation.

Notwithstanding FAR 4.203-1(b)(5)(ii), the Contracting Officer has determined that it is in the best interest of the U.S. Government that offerors be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at sam.gov at the time of submitting a proposal. This opportunity is subject to FAR part 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021). This requirement is assigned two NAICS codes: a. 524114 – Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers b. 524113 – Direct Life Insurance Carriers Electronic Submission/Responses: This opportunity allows for electronic responses.

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Contracting contact

• Salman Khalil · [email protected] · (501) 822-4011
• Elisa R. Gillett · [email protected] · (501) 610-4013

As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.

Is your business small enough?

For NAICS 524114, a business counts as small if it has no more than $47.0 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.

Notice history

• Nov 2, 2026: Solicitation Due Nov 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-6)
• Oct 5, 2026: Presolicitation Due Nov 4, 2026, 5:00 PM (UTC-6)

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