Econet Wireless PVT LTD

Econet Wireless PVT LTD, a Zimbabwe-based telecommunications provider, holds prime contracts exclusively with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs and U.S. Agency for International Development to provide cellular phone services, mobile connectivity solutions, and wireless infrastructure support to U.S. diplomatic missions and foreign policy operations in Zimbabwe, operating on a full-and-open competitive basis with no set-aside designations.

Econet is a for-profit international organization headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, and operates as a local telecommunications carrier performing all work directly in-country without material subcontractor reliance. The vendor's federal contracting footprint consists entirely of prime awards (43 total, zero sub-awards) concentrated in wireless telecommunications services delivery under NAICS 481220 (Wireless Telecommunications Carriers, except Satellite) and PSC codes reflecting satellite communications and telecom access services.

The Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs dominates the customer base, accounting for 40 of 43 awards (93%) with $1.3 million in combined potential value. The Department of State's U.S. Embassy Harare places a single purchase order valued at $900 thousand for MiFi device data bundles (awarded September 20, 2024, completion August 6, 2025). U.S. Agency for International Development Zimbabwe has issued two purchase orders totaling $67 thousand for data packages supporting USAID/Zimbabwe operations (one of $20 thousand awarded September 20, 2022, with a notice of termination for convenience issued; a second of $47 thousand). Recent representative work includes a $60.4 thousand delivery order from the Bureau of African Affairs for cellphone services (awarded August 30, 2024, completion July 18, 2025), a $46.9 thousand purchase order for MiFi device data bundles, and recurring monthly cellphone bill delivery orders ranging from $2 thousand to $16 thousand issued against the primary indefinite-delivery vehicle.

Econet's primary vehicle is Indefinite Delivery Contract 19Z11521D0002, awarded by the Bureau of African Affairs on July 23, 2021, with a $900 thousand ceiling and ultimate completion July 23, 2026. The source material indicates that over thirty individual delivery orders and purchase orders have been issued against this vehicle since initiation, with task order values ranging from approximately $1,960 to $60,400 for cellular device plans, wireless infrastructure support, and communication connectivity solutions. A second indefinite-delivery contract (19Z11526D0011) was awarded August 1, 2026, with a $853 thousand ceiling and July 31, 2031 completion, supporting US Mission Harare cellphone services under a five-year structure. The first contract has generated 37 task orders carrying $415 thousand in combined potential value; the second has generated 2 task orders totaling $39 thousand.

Activity has declined modestly over the past five years: ten awards in 2022, eleven in 2023, eight in 2024, six in 2025, and six in 2026. Only one award in the portfolio faces completion within the next twenty-four months (a $15 thousand delivery order), presenting minimal near-term recompete exposure. Combined potential value across all 43 awards is $2.3 million, with $520 thousand obligated (23% of potential value), reflecting the small-dollar, recurring monthly billing structure characteristic of cellular service contracts. The vendor operates exclusively in Zimbabwe with no domestic or broader African footprint visible in the source data, maintaining a highly specialized position as the sole telecommunications carrier supporting U.S. diplomatic communications infrastructure in that country.