R – REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – Defense Base Act Insurance Subject: Defense Base Act Insurance (DBA) – Notice #2 – Insurance Industry The Coalition Provisional Authority Inspector General (CPA-IG) is seeking information from industry regarding Defense Base Act (DBA) insurance coverage for employees of companies awarded contracts by or on behalf of the Coalition Provisional Authority for work in Iraq. The Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) requires workers compensation and war hazards coverage for contractor and subcontractor employees working outside the United States. Specifically, the CPA-IG is seeking to determine: 1. whether there is interest in providing DBA insurance coverage for contractors and their subcontractors working in Iraq. 2. whether there is interest in participating in an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for providing DBA insurance coverage for contractors and their subcontractors working in Iraq. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) has recently awarded several contracts for significant reconstruction effort in Iraq. Additional awards are planned for the near future. The CPA-IG is seeking input from industry to determine whether current meth ods by contractors and their subcontractors working in Iraq to obtain DBA Insurance is cost effective and promotes competition. Note: This is a Request for Information only. This RFI does not represent a commitment by the CPA to issue an RFP or RFQ. Res ponses may be sent directly to POC Gerald Montoya, CPA-IG, 400 Army-Navy Drive, Arlington, VA 22202. Telephone (703) 428-1001, FAX (703) 428-0817. Email
[email protected]. Please respond by 6PM (EDT) May 28, 2004.