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RFQ - 19ZA6026Q0008 Mobile Phone Services

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Response deadline
Nov 20, 2026
5:00 PM UTC+02:00
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Notice type
Combined synopsis/solicitation
Posted on SAM.gov
Oct 26, 2026
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Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Title: Mobile Phone Services – U.S. Embassy Lusaka, Zambia Solicitation Number: 19ZA6026Q0008 NAICS Code: 517112 Set-Aside: None (Unrestricted) Place of Performance: Lusaka, Zambia Response Date: 20 November 2026, 5:00 p.m. CAT Point of Contact: [email protected] | +260 211 357000 Description: The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, requests quotations for mobile phone services for official Embassy use. The contractor will provide voice, data, SMS, voicemail, international calling, international roaming, itemized billing, and 24/7 customer support for about 550 subscriptions on Government-furnished devices. The contractor must provide at least 90% network coverage within Zambia, with 5G/LTE or newer technology widely available in Lusaka, the surrounding areas, and the provincial capitals. The Embassy will award a single indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one-year base period (2 January 2027 – 1 January 2028) and four one-year option periods. The Embassy will award to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best value, using comparative evaluation under FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). Each quotation must include a completed Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Questionnaire or an acceptable third-party assessment, such as ISO 27001 or SOC II. The Embassy will rate it go/no-go. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov when they submit their quotations. Pre-Quotation Conference: 3 November 2026, 10:00 a.m. (local time), U.S.End of the preview. Use “Show the full description” above to read all of it.

Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Title: Mobile Phone Services – U.S. Embassy Lusaka, Zambia Solicitation Number: 19ZA6026Q0008 NAICS Code: 517112 Set-Aside: None (Unrestricted) Place of Performance: Lusaka, Zambia Response Date: 20 November 2026, 5:00 p.m. CAT Point of Contact: [email protected] | +260 211 357000

Description: The U.S. Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, requests quotations for mobile phone services for official Embassy use. The contractor will provide voice, data, SMS, voicemail, international calling, international roaming, itemized billing, and 24/7 customer support for about 550 subscriptions on Government-furnished devices. The contractor must provide at least 90% network coverage within Zambia, with 5G/LTE or newer technology widely available in Lusaka, the surrounding areas, and the provincial capitals.

The Embassy will award a single indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with a one-year base period (2 January 2027 – 1 January 2028) and four one-year option periods. 

The Embassy will award to the responsible offeror whose quotation offers the best value, using comparative evaluation under FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). Each quotation must include a completed Cybersecurity Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Questionnaire or an acceptable third-party assessment, such as ISO 27001 or SOC II. The Embassy will rate it go/no-go. Offerors must be registered in SAM.gov when they submit their quotations.

Pre-Quotation Conference: 3 November 2026, 10:00 a.m. (local time), U.S. Embassy Lusaka. Contact [email protected] by 28 October 2026 to attend.

Submission: Email quotations to [email protected] in English, in MS Word, Excel, or PDF format. Each email must be under 30 MB. The Embassy will not accept late or incomplete quotations. See the attached RFQ for full requirements, clauses, and evaluation criteria.

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Solicitation number
19ZA6026Q0008
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NAICS
517112 · Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
Product/service code
DE11 · IT AND TELECOM - MOBILE DEVICE AS A SERVICE
Place of performance
Lusaka, Lusaka 10101, ZAMBIA
Contracting office
WASHINGTON, DC 20520
SAM.gov notice ID
2e826316e9554976a5911e32c148a7f3