RFI FOR DBA INSURANCE SERVICES

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is considering issuing a solicitation to provide Workers' Compensation Insurance as required by statutorily mandated Defense Base Act (DBA), beginning in April/May 2015. USAID anticipates awarding a Firm Fixed Price contract at no cost to the government with preset fees between the insured and the insurer, with two (2) base years with three (3) one year option periods for this requirement . The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort will be 524210 - Insurance Agencies and Brokerages. This i s a Request for I nformat i on (RF I ) only. This i s N O T a solic i tat i on for proposa l s, proposal abstract s , or quotations. It must not be construed as an obligat i on on the part of the U SAID. The purpose of this RFI i s to determine the current capacity and interest of qualified insurers to meet this potent i al Statement of Work as descr i bed i n the attached document. The Government does not i n tend to make an award on the bas i s of th i s not i ce and will not re i mburse the costs incurred by interested parties i n providing the information requested herein. Companies/Organizations expressing an interest in this work are encouraged to submit a statement of capabilities as detailed in the attached document. Any inquiries regarding this notice will not be entertained. Only written capability statements will be accepted. All capability statements must be subm i tted by e-mail to: Abdulaziz Yousuf at [email protected] and Rukmal Perera at [email protected] no l ater than Wednesday , April 8, 2015 , at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Please reference "DBA Insurance" i n the subject line of the email. All data received in response to this RFI marked or desi gnated as corporate or proprietary i nformation will be fully protected from release outs i de the Government. S i nce th i s i s a RFI announcement, no debr i ef, eva l uation letters, or responses to questions, will be i ssued to the participants. Thank you for participating i n the DBA insurance program.