Indefinite Delivery Contract 19Z11524D0005

This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs to Data Control & Systems (1996) (Pvt) LTD, a for-profit international organization, to provide internet circuit and connectivity services for the U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe. The multiple award IDC has a ceiling value of $49,335 and a period of performance through May 2025. Under the contract, the vendor will deliver dedicated internet bandwidth services of at least 61,440 Kbps (60 Mbps) to serve as the primary connection for the Openet VPN at the U.S. Embassy in Harare. The services must meet strict performance requirements for latency, packet loss, and availability, and be fully diverse from the embassy's backup internet circuit. The initial contract term is one year, with pricing on a firm-fixed price basis. This unrestricted solicitation was posted by the U.S. Embassy Harare, with a pre-proposal conference held on June 12, 2024 and proposals due by June 21, 2024.

Data Control & Systems (1996) (Pvt) LTD has received multiple prior federal contract awards as a prime contractor to provide internet services, telecommunications circuit services, bandwidth, and other ICT support to the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs, Bureau of Information Resource Management, Bureau of Diplomatic Teleservices, the U.S. Embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Zimbabwe, and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs. The services have been performed in Zimbabwe without set-aside designations, with performance periods ranging from a few months to several years on individual task orders.