Pre-Solicitation Notice - 19CM8026Q0008-public.pdf

Dated 09/21/26

US Embassy Yaounde Cellphone Services Pre-Solicitation Notice

PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER:

19CM8026Q0008

PROCUREMENT TYPE:

Pre-Solicitation

TITLE:

Cellphone Services

CLASSIFICATION CODE:

5805– Telephone and telegraph equipment

NAICS CODE:

517112 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)

IS THIS A RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT ACTION?

NO

RESPONSE DATE:

2026-11-25 10:00 am

PRIMARY POINT OF CONTACT

Matthew Gribbin

Contracting Officer

Phone: +237 222204000 x4407

GribbinMR@state.gov

SECONDARY POINT OF COTACT:

Clarisse Lomai

Contracts Specialist

Phone:+237 222204000 x4628

LomaiCD@state.gov

DESCRIPTION:

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.

mailto:GribbinMR@state.gov mailto:LomaiCD@state.gov

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.

PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE:

U.S. Embassy Yaounde

Avenue Rosa Parks

P.O. Box 817

Yaounde, Cameroon

ARCHIVE POLICY:

Automatic, on specified date

ARCHIVE DATE:

06/30/2027

Allow Vendors to Add/Remove From Interest Vendors:

Yes

Allow Vendors to View Interested Vendors List:

No

SET ASIDE:

N/A – Leave block 18 blank, and do not select any entry from the pull-down menu for this block unless you are truly setting it aside for U.S. small business participation (which should be done if US type items are being required then this should be set aside). If you do, you will be making the acquisition a small business. Moreover, if an error is made and the synopsis is issued as some type of a small business set aside, you will need to cancel the synopsis and solicitation number and start the acquisition process over and with a new solicitation number.

https://www.sam.gov/