US Embassy Lilongwe

The Department of State US Embassy Lilongwe is a civilian diplomatic post that procures goods and services to support U.S. embassy operations in Malawi. The embassy awards contracts for supplies, equipment, and local services needed to maintain diplomatic presence and staff support at the mission.

The embassy has awarded 23 federal contracts since 2020, with 11 awards in 2020, 6 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 1 in 2023, and 2 year-to-date in 2026. Combined contract potential value is $771 thousand, with $769 thousand obligated. Recent activity reflects the typical volume-front-loaded pattern of new mission establishment or contract-award cycle consolidation in the first years, followed by lower annual counts. One of six recent awards carries no reported potential value, consistent with Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders.

The contract portfolio is fragmented across five distinct prime contractors, with Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees accounting for four awards worth $224 thousand combined ($152 thousand, $38 thousand, and $34 thousand across three separate transactions). This concentration pattern reflects the embassy's reliance on local or foreign vendors for mission-specific goods and services; Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees entries typically indicate foreign companies or entities not registered in standard U.S. contractor databases. Four Points Technology, L.L.C. received one award worth $39 thousand, and Government Acquisitions LLC received one award worth $2 thousand. The top five contractors by count coverage represent 100 percent of recent awards; by potential value, the same cohort covers 34 percent, indicating that smaller awards are distributed across the vendor base.

All 23 awards carry no set-aside designation — the full contract portfolio is unrestricted open competition. This reflects the embassy's procurement environment, where local contracting often operates outside standard SBA set-aside categories or where embassy contracting procedures align with State Department international procurement rules rather than domestic small-business preferences.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the embassy in the source data. Interested vendors should monitor the State Department's contracting portal and embassy-specific procurement announcements for future solicitations supporting Lilongwe operations.