Presolicitation
US Embassy Yaounde Cellphone Services
Department of State · Sol. 19CM8026Q0008
Due in 33 days
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The U.S. Embassy in Yaounde, Cameroon wants a contractor to provide mobile phone service for about 500 lines used for official purposes. The planned contract is firm-fixed-price for a 12-month base period plus four 1-year options. This is a pre-solicitation; the actual solicitation has not been issued and the response date is not firm.
Watch out for
- Must be licensed to operate telecom in Cameroon. Offerors need to meet Cameroon regulatory requirements, which effectively limits this to carriers or partners already operating there.
Prospective offerors must be able to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon
- Solicitation not yet issued; date not firm. The closing date shown may change, so you cannot plan around it yet.
The response date in this synopsis is not firm; please see the Request for Proposal for the actual closing date of the solicitation.
- Hard copy required. A hard copy of the offer must also be sent to an address overseas, which adds cost and delay.
Also send hard copy to the given address.
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Full brief
What they want
- Mobile telephone service for about 500 embassy lines
- Calls within Cameroon and international calls
- International roaming
- WAP, SMS messaging, voice mail and data services
- 24-hour customer service
- Detailed billing of calls made
- Contract type
- Firm fixed price
- Period of performance
- One 12-month base period plus four 1-year option periods
- Place of performance
- Yaounde, Cameroon
- Offers due
- 2026-11-06T10:00:00-05:00 (not firm; see the Request for Proposal for the actual closing date)
- How to submit
- Email, plus a hard copy to the address given in the solicitation
- Page limits
- Email must not exceed 30 MB; if larger, send more than one email
What to include when you submit
- Submit your offer before the response date and time
- Also send a hard copy to the given address
- Monitor SAM.gov for the solicitation (SF1449) and amendments
You must have
- Active SAM.gov registration before submitting an offer
All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database
- Ability to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon, including the telecommunications regulator
Prospective offerors must be able to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon
Not in the notice text
- Evaluation factors
- Date of the pre-quotation conference
- Hard copy mailing address
- Estimated value
- Actual solicitation release and closing dates
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Key facts
- Response due
- Nov 6, 2026, 3:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Sep 28, 2026
- Notice type
- Presolicitation
- 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
- 6 (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.