Locally Employed Staff Health Insurance Services for U.S. Embassy Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
STATE, DEPARTMENT OF
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Solicitation #
19GE5026Q0123
NAICS
524114
PSC
G007
Posted
July 27, 2026
Response due
August 24, 2026
Description
RFP 19GE5026Q0123 – LES Health Insurance Services for U.S. Embassy Bishkek
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ATTACHMENT 1 – STATEMENT OF WORK
C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATION/WORK STATEMENT
C.1. HEALTH INSURANCE SERVICES
The Government of the United States of America requires Health Insurance coverage for its
employees as described herein.
The benefit levels listed from section C.1.1.1 through C.1.1.15 are a standard package that must
be provided.
C.1.1 Employee and Dependent Health Service Benefits
C.1.1.1 Hospitalization (Treatment in the Hospital for Inpatient Care):
Minimum Coverage - 100%
Services and supplies provided during hospitalization including services provided by a licensed
healthcare provider, bed and board (semi-private accommodations), operating room, recovery
room, intensive care, imaging and diagnostic testing, and general hospital nursing care, physical
therapy, as well as drugs and medicines administered while in-patient. When private
accommodations are provided, coverage will be limited to the cost of a semi-private room unless
otherwise covered in an off the shelf plan.
See Mental Health and Substance Abuse care (C.1.1.13) for details concerning inpatient
psychiatric care.
See Outpatient Services (C.1.1.4) for details concerning professional services.
C.1.1.2 Emergency Services (Trips to Emergency Room): Minimum Coverage - 100%
Services provided for conditions that could lead to serious disability or death if not immediately
treated, such as accidents or sudden illness.
C1.1.3 Ambulance: Minimum Coverage - 80%
Professional ground transport to move a patient from the place where s/he is injured or becomes
ill to the nearest hospital able to provide treatment or to move a patient from one medical facility
to another.
C.1.1.4 Outpatient Services: Minimum Coverage - 80%
Services provided by a licensed healthcare provider on an ambulatory or outpatient basis
(without being admitted to a hospital), including surgeon’s fees and other medical services that
may be provided in a hospital, clinic, doctor’s office, medical facility, etc.
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Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Annual physical examinations
- Specialist consultations and treatment, including second surgical opinion
- Minor surgical interventions
- Chemotherapy and radiation treatments
- Immunizations recommended by local authorities and/or the World Health Organization
- Diagnostic tests and diagnostic imaging
See Rehabilitative and Habilitative Services and Devices (C.1.1.14) for details concerning
physical therapy.
See Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care (C.1.1.13) for details concerning psychiatric
therapy.
C.1.1.5 Obstetric and Newborn Care: Minimum Coverage - Inpatient: 100%; Outpatient:
80%
Care and services that women receive during pregnancy (prenatal care), throughout labor,
delivery and post-delivery, and outpatient care for newborn babies. Hospitalization during
pregnancy and/or delivery will be reimbursed as inpatient care All other treatments will be
considered outpatient services and will be reimbursed at that rate.
C.1.1.6 Pediatric Services: Minimum Coverage - Inpatient/Emergency: 100%, Outpatient:
80%
Primary and preventive routine care services for covered dependent children, including, but not
limited to: physical examinations, developmental assessments, laboratory tests, and
immunizations recommended by local authorities and/or the World Health Organization.
C.1.1.7 Prescription Drugs: Minimum Coverage -Inpatient: 100%, Outpatient: 80%
Medications prescribed by a licensed health care provider that are medically required. Examples
include, but are not limited to: prescription antibiotics to treat an infection, medication used to
treat an ongoing condition, such as high cholesterol, prophylaxis, contraceptive medication.
C.1.1.8 Preventive and Wellness Services and Chronic Disease Management:
Minimum Coverage - 80%
Counseling or preventive care designed to prevent or detect medical conditions and care for
chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes. Examples include, but are not limited to:
physicals, immunizations, and cancer screenings.
C.1.1.9 Hearing Examinations and Treatment: Minimum Coverage – 80%
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Hearing Aid Apparatus: Limited to one apparatus per ear up to a maximum of USD 1,500 per
covered individual per three-year period. 80% Minimum Coverage: with annual cap.
C.1.1.10 Optical Examinations and Treatment: Minimum Coverage – 80%
Prescription lenses and frames, or contact lenses: Covered up to a maximum of USD 300 per
covered individual every two years.
80% Minimum Coverage; with annual cap.
C.1.1.11 See individual country packages below.
C.1.1.12 Reproductive Health: Minimum Coverage - 80%
Prescribed contraceptive devices, preventive care and routine examinations, voluntary
sterilization, and diagnosis and treatment of conditions which may cause infertility. Assisted
reproductive technology (ART), fertility treatments, and reversal of sterilization are
not covered (see Exclusions to Coverage).
C.1.1.13 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Care: Minimum Coverage - 50%
Inpatient and outpatient care provided to evaluate, diagnose and treat a mental health condition
or substance abuse disorder. This includes behavioral health treatment, counseling, and
psychotherapy.
Services must be provided by a licensed psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, psychologist, or psychiatric
social worker. Inpatient care for alcohol and substance abuse must be provided at a facility
licensed for detoxification and rehabilitation.
C.1.1.14 Rehabilitative and Habilitative Services and Devices:
Minimum Coverage - 50%
Rehabilitative services (e.g., recovering skills, such as speech therapy after a stroke or physical
therapy after an accident) and habilitative services (e.g., developing skills, such as speech
therapy for children, etc.…
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