Notice of Intent to Sole Source Extension of the Period of Performance of the U.S. Embassy Lilongwe Agreement with the Medical Aid Society of Malawi (MASM) for Locally Employed Staff Health Insurance for Four Months from December 2024 through March 2025
State · EMBASSY LILONGWE
No listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 19M16020D0001 in this department, oldest first.
Next steps for this stage
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What the notice says
U.S. Embassy Lilongwe intends to award a sole source extension of the period of performance of an existing contract with MASM to provide health insurance to locally employed staff in Malawi for four months from December 2024 through March 2025. MASM is the incumbent provider. Its current successful performance of the necessary services and management of complex employee enrollment and coverage data makes it uniquely qualified to provide coverage during a limited four month extension of the period of performance of the existing agreement while the Embassy prepares the necessary materials to iss… (show all)
ue a solicitation for full and open competition for a new health insurance contract to begin in April 2025. Justification for Sole Source: This procurement is being conducted in accordance with the statutory authority of FAR 6.302-1, which states that only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, and FAR 52.217-8, incorporated into the existing agreement, which allows an extension of the period of performance of up to six months. MASM is the only vendor capable of continuing to provide existing coverage for a limited time. The current pricing will remain in effect through the extended period of performance with no increase in current costs to the Government. Response Information: This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, any interested party that believes it can meet the requirements described herein may identify themselves and must provide evidence of their capability to fulfill the requirement. Responses must be submitted in writing to the point of contact listed below and must be received no later than November 28, 2024, 17:00 PM Local Time. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Point of Contact: Mark Palermo U.S. Embassy Lilongwe Procurement Office Contracting Officer and Head of Contracting Activity Lilongwe, Malawi LilongweGSOProcurement@State.gov
Who won similar work
14 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (State), same product/service code (PSC) G007.
Single-winner award sizes (14): middle half $676K to $7.5M, median $3.3M; range $18K to $18.7M.
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILHEALTHCARE, INC. | 2 | $18.8M | Oct 14, 2026 |
| INSULAR HEALTH CARE INC | 2 | $36K | Jul 2, 2026 |
| PRIVATE JOINT STOCK COMPANY | 1 | $18.0M | May 14, 2025 |
| Segment Company | 1 | $8.4M | Jun 10, 2026 |
| OMINT SOCIEDAD ANONIMA DE SERVICIOS Ciudad de Buenos Aires ARG | 1 | $7.6M | Feb 19, 2025 |
| AAR INSURANCE KENYA LIMITED | 1 | $7.4M | Jul 15, 2025 |
| FIDELITY LIFE MEDICAL AID SOCIETY Harare ZWE | 1 | $6.1M | Apr 21, 2026 |
| SIGAL INSURANCE GROUP SH.A. Tirane ALB | 1 | $3.4M | Sep 3, 2026 |
| BOTSOGO HEALTH PLAN PROPRIETARY LIMITED | 1 | $3.2M | May 12, 2025 |
| SICOM General Insurance Ltd | 1 | $2.2M | Jul 16, 2025 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in. Revenue next to a ticker is the company's last annual revenue from its 10-K.
- Oct 14, 2026PHILHEALTHCARE, INC.$18.7MGROUP LES HEALTH INSURANCE UNDER GMCNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Sep 3, 2026SIGAL INSURANCE GROUP SH.A. Tirane ALB$3.4MHealth and Life Insurance service for LE staffNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 2, 2026INSULAR HEALTH CARE INC$18KJUSMAG SASP & Contractual Employees Health InsuranceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 1, 2026INSULAR HEALTH CARE INC$18KJUSMAG SASP & Contractual Employees Health InsuranceNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jun 10, 2026Segment Company$8.4MU.S. Embassy Iraq LES Global Medical Coverage (GMC) Health Insurance ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- May 22, 2026TAKAFUL BRUNEI AM SDN BHD Negara BE1518 BRN$570KHealth Insurance for Locally Employed Staff (LES), U.S. Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan, BruneiNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Apr 21, 2026FIDELITY LIFE MEDICAL AID SOCIETY Harare ZWE$6.1MHealth Insurance Services for Locally Employed Staff at U.S. Embassy Harare, ZimbabweNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 16, 2025SICOM General Insurance Ltd$2.2MHealth Insurance for Locally Employed Staff for the U.S. Embassy Port Louis, MauritiusNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 15, 2025AAR INSURANCE KENYA LIMITED$7.4MLE Staff Health Insurance ServicesNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
- Jul 11, 2025Policlinica de Santiago CPV$996KHealth Insurance for Locally Employed Staff, U.S. Embassy Praia, Cabo VerdeNo listed company matched (Materiality N/A)
Competitive landscape
For the 8 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 33 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards. A sale marked 10b5-1 was made under a trading plan set up in advance.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.