# Health and Life Insurance service for LE staff

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/19al6026r0001

- Solicitation number: 19AL6026R0001
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Sigal Insurance Group Sh.A. for $3,377,048.60
- Department: Department of State
- Contracting office: U.S. Embassy Tirana (19AL60)
- NAICS: 524114 Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
- Product or service code: G007 Government Health Insurance Programs
- Place of performance: Tirana, AL-11, ALB
- First posted: April 17, 2026
- Last posted: September 3, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7718e6d9cf5440d9983f3278d968e8a1/view

## Description

This is a solicitation for locally employed staff health and life insurance coverage. The Embassy encourages prospective offerors to offer off-the-shelf plans that meet at least the minimum benefit levels required in this solicitation package attached. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price.

We intend to award a contract based on initial proposals, without holding discussions, although we may hold discussions with companies in the competitive range if there is a need to do so. The Embassy intends to conduct a pre-proposal conference at the site. The pre-proposal conference will be held on May 20, 2026, at 10:00 (local time) at the US Embassy Albania.

Prospective offerors should contact Saimira Haxhi at TiranaHealthIS@state.gov by May 19, 2026 until 13:00 for additional information or to arrange entry to the building. Proposals are due by June 8, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. (local time). No proposals will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Sigal Insurance Group Sh.A. (UEI P1AAYLG7MAU3)
- Contract: 19AL6026D0005
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 19AL6026R0001 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 19AL60 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_19AL6026D0005_1900/


## Publications

- April 17, 2026: Presolicitation. Notice 942d59bf92b94af9bde9fd4f7e251d75. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/942d59bf92b94af9bde9fd4f7e251d75/view
- May 8, 2026: Solicitation, due June 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice 6223fdf6d36e44d59b347e0f2d33c4ff. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6223fdf6d36e44d59b347e0f2d33c4ff/view
- June 5, 2026: Solicitation, due June 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice 225089e422ac4780a8985a5fb25f9226. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/225089e422ac4780a8985a5fb25f9226/view
- June 5, 2026: Solicitation, due June 18, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice 4a2ae155bc424414ad1630b40f2c366f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4a2ae155bc424414ad1630b40f2c366f/view
- June 16, 2026: Solicitation, due June 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM EDT. Notice 8ab18f02f2334e358e6b64634bd72bf0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/8ab18f02f2334e358e6b64634bd72bf0/view
- September 3, 2026: Award notice. Notice 7718e6d9cf5440d9983f3278d968e8a1. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7718e6d9cf5440d9983f3278d968e8a1/view

## Points of contact

- Chris Carlisle, TiranaHealthIS@state.gov
- Saimira Haxhi, TiranaHealthIS@state.gov

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