# Group Locally Employed Staff Life Insurance Coverage Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/19rp3826q0020 - Solicitation number: 19RP3826Q0020 - Notice type: Award notice (first published as presolicitation) - Status: Awarded to Inlife Benefits Insurance Company, Inc. for $756,933.83 - Department: Department of State - Contracting office: U.S. Embassy Manila (19RP38) - NAICS: 524113 Direct Life Insurance Carriers - Product or service code: G006 Government Life Insurance Programs - Place of performance: PHL - First posted: November 13, 2025 - Last posted: May 29, 2026 - SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2140c4badbb24b4db2a71ebf268f2de0/view ## Description UPDATE 3/18/2026 Submission date updated from March, 2026 to March 30, 2026, 4:00 PM (Philippine local time). Amendment 003 UPDATE 3/6/2026 Submission date updated from March 16, 2026 to March 23, 2026, 4:00 PM (Philippine local time). Amendment 002 UPDATE 2/24/2026 Submission due date updated to March 16, 2026, 4:00 PM (Philippine local time). Amendment 001 Questions and Answers UPDATE 2/13/2026 Minutes from the Pre-Quotation Conference and Site Visit Enclosed is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for Group Locally Employed Staff Life Insurance Coverage. If you would like to submit quotation, follow the instructions in Section 3 of the solicitation, complete the required portions of the attached document, and submit it to the address shown on the Standard Form 1449 that follows this letter. The U.S. Government intends to award a contract/purchase order to the responsible company submitting an acceptable offer at the lowest price. We intend to award a contract/purchase order based on initial quotations, 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 mandatory pre-quotation conference on 12 February 2026; 10:00 am (Philippine local time) at the U. S. Embassy Manila, Chancery Compound. Prospective offerors/quoters should contact ManilaContracting@state.gov to facilitate preparation of access clearance. Please submit name/s representatives (limit to two) no later than 9 February 2026; 12:00 noon. Access to U.S. Government properties will not be permitted without prior clearance. The pre quotation is mandatory. Acceptance of any offer is contingent upon compulsory attendance at the pre-quotation conference. Failure to attend the pre-quotation conference will result in proposal rejection. Submit any questions you may have concerning the solicitation documents in writing to ManilaContracting@state.gov on or before 18 February 2026; 4:00 pm (Philippine local time). Quotations are due by 9 March 2026; 4:00 p.m. (Philippine local time). No quotations will be accepted after this time. Proposals must be in English and incomplete proposals will not be accepted. Your quotation must be submitted electronically to ManilaContracting@state.gov It is important to make sure the submission is made in specific size and format; in MS-Word 2007/2010 or MS-Excel 2007/2010 or Adobe Acrobat (pdf) file format. The file size must not exceed 10MB. If the file size should exceed the10MB, the submission must be made in separate files and attached to separate emails with less than 10MB each. In order for a quotation to be considered, you must also complete and submit the following: 1. SF-1449 2. Section I, Pricing 3. Section 5 Representations and Certifications 4. Additional information as required in Section 3 5. The Offeror should submit a completed IRS Form W-14, found at www.irs.gov/w14, to ensure compliance with FAR 52.229-11; 6. Proof of SAM Registration Offerors shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) database at https://www.sam.gov prior to submittal of their offer/proposal as prescribed under FAR 4.1102. Failure to be registered at time of proposal submission may deem the offeror’s proposal to be considered non-responsible and no further consideration will be given. Therefore, offerors are highly encouraged to register immediately if they are interested in submitting a response to this requirement. ## Award on USAspending - Recipient: Inlife Benefits Insurance Company, Inc. (UEI YHUCSVT4DTM6) - Contract: 19RP3826D0003 - Obligated: $0.00 - Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received - Link: solicitation number 19RP3826Q0020 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 19RP38 (high confidence) - Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_19RP3826D0003_1900/ ## Publications - November 13, 2025: Presolicitation. Notice ab77ef6ae5ea4be7920db61daf9f0e4d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ab77ef6ae5ea4be7920db61daf9f0e4d/view - February 4, 2026: Solicitation, due March 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice dbfd186680e94c98b60ee42ce66b1838. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/dbfd186680e94c98b60ee42ce66b1838/view - February 13, 2026: Solicitation, due March 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice ab3e13df916a4b62823dcd31e178345d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ab3e13df916a4b62823dcd31e178345d/view - February 24, 2026: Solicitation, due March 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice 6f9fec8822af4d4a86f0a869526ddf70. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/6f9fec8822af4d4a86f0a869526ddf70/view - March 5, 2026: Solicitation, due March 23, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice 538ec89207ed40c4a490a6e29e103a6f. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/538ec89207ed40c4a490a6e29e103a6f/view - March 18, 2026: Solicitation, due March 30, 2026 at 4:00 AM EDT. Notice c2125482914441559d4c3daaa2289c87. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c2125482914441559d4c3daaa2289c87/view - May 29, 2026: Award notice. Notice 2140c4badbb24b4db2a71ebf268f2de0. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/2140c4badbb24b4db2a71ebf268f2de0/view ## Points of contact - Lauren E. Brauer, ManilaContracting@state.gov, 63253012000 - Bernadette Legayada, ManilaContracting@state.gov, 63253012000 --- Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities bulk extract and USAspending.gov award data. Confirm deadlines on SAM.gov before responding. Cite https://abierto.us/opportunities/19rp3826q0020.