US Embassy Lusaka

The Department of State US Embassy Lusaka, a sub-agency of the State Department, procures goods and services to support diplomatic operations and facility management at the embassy in Zambia. The embassy awards contracts to vendors, predominantly foreign entities operating in-country, that furnish fuel, utilities, vehicles, telecommunications, and related operational support. Since 2016, the embassy has issued 113 total contract awards with a combined potential value of $11.5 million and combined dollars obligated of $10.7 million.

Recent contracting activity shows significant variability. Over the last five years, the embassy awarded 20 contracts in 2022, 48 in 2023, 9 in 2024, 11 in 2025, and 3 so far in 2026. About 5 percent of recent awards carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders, BPA calls, or below-threshold purchase orders. The portfolio reflects 31 distinct prime contractors across all-time activity.

Competitive concentration is highly fragmented among named primes by potential value. The top five by potential value cover only 30 percent of combined potential value over the last five years. Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees dominate by award count, capturing 66 percent of recent awards with $1.2 million combined potential value across 40 contracts, followed at a significant distance by Puma Energy Zambia PLC (7 awards, $67 thousand), Smartenergy Inland (Pty) LTD (3 awards, $217 thousand), and Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings LTD (3 awards, $235 thousand). By potential value, Liquid Telecommunications Zambia LIMITED ranks second among identified primes with $694 thousand from a single award. The majority of contract value flows to unspecified foreign entities lumped under the Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees classification; individual named contractors capture small dollar amounts per award.

All 113 awards are issued without set-aside designation. The embassy does not use 8(a), WOSB, SDVOSB, HUBZone, or small-business set-asides; all contracting flows through unrestricted commercial procedures typical of diplomatic-post purchasing in foreign jurisdictions.

No recent contract opportunities are recorded against the embassy. No grant activity occurs at this agency.