diff --git a/services/app-api/src/testHelpers/gqlHelpers.ts b/services/app-api/src/testHelpers/gqlHelpers.ts
index e2f7cc706f..a775bfe2c0 100644
--- a/services/app-api/src/testHelpers/gqlHelpers.ts
+++ b/services/app-api/src/testHelpers/gqlHelpers.ts
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ const createAndUpdateTestHealthPlanPackage = async (
             rateProgramIDs: [ratePrograms.reverse()[0].id],
             actuaryContacts: [
                 {
+                    id: '123-abc',
                     name: 'test name',
                     titleRole: 'test title',
                     email: 'email@example.com',
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ const createAndUpdateTestHealthPlanPackage = async (
     ]
     draft.addtlActuaryContacts = [
         {
+            id: '123-addtl-abv',
             name: 'test name',
             titleRole: 'test title',
             email: 'email@example.com',
diff --git a/services/app-graphql/src/mutations/submitRate.graphql b/services/app-graphql/src/mutations/submitRate.graphql
index 87a1be9562..96c3de8365 100644
--- a/services/app-graphql/src/mutations/submitRate.graphql
+++ b/services/app-graphql/src/mutations/submitRate.graphql
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ mutation submitRate($input: SubmitRateInput!) {
                     rateProgramIDs,
                     rateCertificationName,
                     certifyingActuaryContacts {
+                        id
                         name
                         titleRole
                         email
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ mutation submitRate($input: SubmitRateInput!) {
                         actuarialFirmOther
                     },
                     addtlActuaryContacts {
+                        id
                         name
                         titleRole
                         email
diff --git a/services/app-graphql/src/schema.graphql b/services/app-graphql/src/schema.graphql
index 16f4b2b6b4..f39f27b7c4 100644
--- a/services/app-graphql/src/schema.graphql
+++ b/services/app-graphql/src/schema.graphql
@@ -1023,6 +1023,7 @@ type ActuaryContact {
 
 "Contact information input for the certifying or additional state actuary"
 input ActuaryContactInput  {
+    id: ID
     name: String
     titleRole: String
     email: String
diff --git a/services/app-proto/src/health_plan_form_data.proto b/services/app-proto/src/health_plan_form_data.proto
index adc552ccb2..33185706af 100644
--- a/services/app-proto/src/health_plan_form_data.proto
+++ b/services/app-proto/src/health_plan_form_data.proto
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ message Contact {
   optional string name = 1;
   optional string title_role = 2;
   optional string email = 3;
+  optional string id = 4;
 }
 
 // ContractInfo subtypes
diff --git a/services/app-web/src/common-code/proto/healthPlanFormDataProto/zodSchemas.ts b/services/app-web/src/common-code/proto/healthPlanFormDataProto/zodSchemas.ts
index 537498e3cb..466fe5adc1 100644
--- a/services/app-web/src/common-code/proto/healthPlanFormDataProto/zodSchemas.ts
+++ b/services/app-web/src/common-code/proto/healthPlanFormDataProto/zodSchemas.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const stateContactSchema = z.object({
 })
 
 const actuaryContactSchema = z.object({
+    id: z.string().optional(),
     name: z.string().optional(),
     titleRole: z.string().optional(),
     email: z.string().optional(),