Solicitation
US Embassy Yaounde Cellphone Services
Department of State · Sol. 19CM8026Q0008
Due in 29 days
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The U.S. Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon plans to buy mobile phone services for about 500 official lines. The expected contract is firm fixed price with a 12-month base period and four one-year options. The notice says the solicitation is not yet issued, so the posted response date is not firm.
Watch out for
- Solicitation not yet issued. The documents and real closing date are not available yet, so you cannot fully price or plan until they post.
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date.
- Local telecom licensing in Cameroon. Only a carrier able to operate legally in Cameroon can meet the requirements, which makes it hard for most small U.S. firms.
- Foreign tax clause. The opportunity is subject to FAR 52.229-12, tax on certain foreign procurements, which can affect pricing.
This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021)
Read from the notice text only.
Full brief
What they want
- Complete mobile telephone service for the Embassy's 500 lines
- Calls within Cameroon and international calls, plus international roaming
- SMS messaging, voice mail, WAP and data services
- 24-hour customer service
- Detailed billing of calls made
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price
- Period of performance
- 1 base year + 4 one-year options (options at the Embassy's sole decision)
- Place of performance
- Yaounde, Cameroon
- How they'll choose
- Not stated; the Government may award on initial offers without discussion
- Offers due
- Not firm; the posted date of 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC may change. See the solicitation for the actual closing date
- How to submit
- Email the offer (keep each email under 30 MB) and also send a hard copy to the address given; the email address is not in the notice text
What to include when you submit
- Offer must be received before the response date and time
- Split the offer across multiple emails if it exceeds the size limit
- Send a hard copy to the given address
- Watch SAM.gov for the SF1449 solicitation, attachments, and amendments
- Questions are not accepted yet; submit them after the solicitation is posted
- A pre-quotation conference is planned; the date will be in the solicitation
You must have
- Must be able to follow all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon, including the Telecommunication Regulatory Agency of Cameroon
Prospective offerors must be able to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon
- Must be registered in SAM before submitting an offer (FAR 52.204-7)
All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database
Not in the notice text
- Actual closing date
- Email address and hard copy address for submission
- Evaluation factors
- Pre-quotation conference date
- Estimated value
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 6, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 6, 2026
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Solicitation
- 19CM8026Q0008
- Agency
- Department of State
- Office
- U.S. Embassy Yaounde
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS
- 517112
- Product/service code
- 5805
- Business type
- IT, software & telecom
- Place of performance
- Yaounde, CM-CE, 817
- Contracting contact
- Matthew R GribbinGribbinMR@state.gov+237 222204000 x 4407
- Versions
- 7 (amended since first posted)
Full notice text from SAM.gov
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Yaounde will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. The requirement is for mobile telephone services. The U.S. Embassy is using 500 lines for official purposes. The Contractor shall provide complete mobile telephones services for the U.S. Embassy of Yaounde, Cameroon. Services provided shall include: Calls within Cameroon International Calls International Roaming Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) SMS Messaging Voice Mail 24-hour Customer Service Detailed Billing of Calls Made Data Services All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. Government may award the contract based on the initial offers without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offers without discussion. The anticipated performance is for one base period of twelve months and four one-year option periods, at the option of the Government. The option to exercise these option years is unilateral decision by the U.S. Embassy. Prospective offerors must be able to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon including Telecommunication Regulatory Agency of Cameroon. The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation. The solicitation (SF1449), all attachments, and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing from the beta.sam.gov website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the beta.sam.gov website for the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation. The response date in this synopsis is not firm; please see the Request for Proposal for the actual closing date of the solicitation. Questions will not be accepted at this time. However, interested parties may submit questions regarding this requirement after the solicitation is posted. All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021) Electronic Submission/Responses: This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your offer does not exceed (30 MB), if it does then you might have to send more than one email. Also send hard copy to the given address.
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