Presolicitation
Workmen’s Compensation
Department of State
AI summaryThe U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana wants a contractor to provide workmen's compensation insurance (cover for job injuries) for about 150 locally employed staff of the U.S. Government. The term is a base year plus four one-year options. SAM.gov lists the response date as November 30, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern (an amendment moved it to Nov 26, 2026, 5:00 PM UTC+2 · 10:00 AM Eastern); this is a presolicitation, so the full solicitation has not been issued. More in the summary
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A newer version of this notice was posted Oct 27, 2026. It moves the due date from Nov 30, 2026 to Nov 26, 2026, which is the date shown on this page. See the latest version.
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Summary of the version posted Oct 16, 2026. The notice was amended Oct 27, 2026. The due date moved from Nov 30, 2026 to Nov 26, 2026. Check what else changed on SAM.gov.
The U.S. Embassy in Gaborone, Botswana wants a contractor to provide workmen's compensation insurance (cover for job injuries) for about 150 locally employed staff of the U.S. Government. The term is a base year plus four one-year options. SAM.gov lists the response date as November 30, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern; this is a presolicitation, so the full solicitation has not been issued.
How to submit: Electronic response by email; the email with the offer must not exceed 2MB, so large offers may need more than one email. The email address is not given in the notice text., due Nov 30, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern. What to include is under Full summary below. Check the solicitation's instructions on SAM.gov.
Things to watch (4)
- Worth checking: Presolicitation: full solicitation not yet issued. The solicitation itself, with the exact requirements, clauses and the pre-quotation conference date, is still to come, so terms may change.
- Worth checking: Work in Botswana; local requirements not stated. The notice does not say whether the insurer needs a Botswana license, a local office, or how currency and host-country taxes are handled. U.S. wage laws do not apply to work abroad.
- Minor: Price may adjust over the years. The contract is fixed price with economic price adjustment, so the details of how prices change over option years matter to the offer.
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- Minor: Email size limit. An offer email over 2MB may need to be split into several emails.
Read from the notice text only.
Full summary
What they want
- Workmen's compensation insurance for locally employed (LE) staff of the U.S. Government in Gaborone
- Coverage for approximately 150 employees
- A base year plus four one-year option periods, if the Government exercises them
- Contract type
- Fixed price with economic price adjustment (the price can change based on set market indexes)
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 4 one-year option periods
- Place of performance
- Gaborone, Botswana (outside the United States)
- Estimated value
- Not stated
- How they'll choose
- Award may be made on the initial offer without discussions; discussions only with companies in the competitive range if needed. Evaluation factors are not stated.
- Offers due
- Nov 30, 2026, 10:00 AM Eastern (from the version posted Oct 16, 2026; amended since)
- How to submit
- Electronic response by email; the email with the offer must not exceed 2MB, so large offers may need more than one email. The email address is not given in the notice text.
What to include when you submit
- Submit your offer before the response date and time
- Keep each email under 2MB; send more than one email if needed
Not in the notice text
- The solicitation, its terms, evaluation factors and the pre-quotation conference date are not yet issued
- Where to email the offer is not given in the notice text
- Whether a Botswana insurance license, local office or local registration is required is not stated
- Currency of offers and host-country tax treatment are not stated
- Coverage limits and policy terms are not stated
Eligibility and how to respond
- No set-aside: any business, large or small, can bid unless the notice says otherwise.
- How to submit, from the AI summary: Electronic response by email; the email with the offer must not exceed 2MB, so large offers may need more than one email. The email address is not given in the notice text. Check it in the notice before you send anything.
- Service contracts usually set minimum pay rates (the Service Contract Act). Price the labor with the SCA price calculator.
Notice details
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Gaborone
- Product/service code
- G008 · Social – Government Insurance Programs: Other
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services (FedReady's grouping, from NAICS 524126)
- Versions
2 versions have been posted, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2026 · SolicitationDue Nov 26, 2026 (changed)
- Oct 16, 2026 · Presolicitation (this version)Date Nov 30, 2026
- Attachments
Past awards and competition
Who has won work like this before, the likely incumbent, and what similar contracts paid, from USAspending.gov.
Before you respond
Terms on this notice: Solicitation
Full notice text from SAM.gov
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