RFQ - 19ZA6026Q0008 Mobile Phone Services

Open — responses due 20 Nov 2026 (6 days left) · No Set aside used · Department of State · Lusaka, ZM-09 · NAICS 517112 · Solicitation 19ZA6026Q0008

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Solicitation number	19ZA6026Q0008
Notice ID	2e826316e9554976a5911e32c148a7f3
Agency	Department of State
Contracting office	U.S. EMBASSY LUSAKA
NAICS code	517112 — Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (Except Satellite)
Product / service code (PSC)	DE11
Set-aside	No Set aside used
Notice type	Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Posted	26 October 2026
Response deadline	20 November 2026
Place of performance	Lusaka, ZM-09, ZMB
Competition	Competitive

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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: Lusaka-procurement@state.gov | +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 Lusaka-procurement@state.gov by 28 October 2026 to attend. Submission: Email quotations to Lusaka-procurement@state.gov 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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Market context: State Department and NAICS 517112

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