US Embassy Harare

The Department of State's U.S. Embassy Harare is a civilian diplomatic mission that procures goods and services to support embassy operations and public-diplomacy initiatives in Zimbabwe. The Embassy operates under the State Department's foreign-affairs acquisition framework and funds both contract work and grant-based cooperative agreements.

The Embassy's contract portfolio totals 15 awards with a combined potential value of $424 thousand, all of which is obligated. Award activity peaked in 2020 with eight contracts, followed by two awards in 2019, two in 2021, and three in 2022; no awards are recorded after June 2022. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented among seven distinct prime contractors over the last five years. Data Control & Systems (1996) (Pvt) LTD holds the largest reported value at $52 thousand across one award; Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees account for $21 thousand across one award; and Utande Internet Services (Pvt) LTD transacts through one award with potential value not reported in source data. Ninety-three percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with only one award using a Total Small Business set-aside.

Recent contract opportunities focus on infrastructure and supply provision at the Embassy facility. Solicitation PR16238300, due September 8, 2026, seeks backfilling of an existing swimming pool and associated civil, plumbing, electrical, drainage, landscaping, and external works. Solicitation 19Z11526Q0012, due September 3, 2026, calls for supply and delivery of ten residential Tesla Powerwall 3 solar systems to the Embassy in Harare or to a New Jersey dispatch location. An Ebola Supplies solicitation (PR16121122) with a due date of August 11, 2026 is also in the market; an amendment to that solicitation (A00002), posted August 27, 2026, cancelled it due to proposals exceeding the Independent Government Cost Estimate and budgetary constraints. Solicitation PR16142600, due August 13, 2026, seeks service parts for CAT C18 generators.

The Embassy is also soliciting cooperative-agreement proposals through its Public Diplomacy Section under Annual Program Statement AF-HAR-FY26-03, due September 13, 2026. The program targets support for priority areas including free speech and open expression, U.S.-Zimbabwe commercial ties and economic prosperity, artificial intelligence for improved prosperity, cybersecurity, technology literacy and resilience, and American excellence in education, media, sports, creative industries, and civil society. Eligible organizations and individuals must align with American values, policies, and priorities, with emphasis on collaborative approaches addressing multiple priority outcomes.