Africell (Sl) LIMITED

Africell (Sl) LIMITED, doing business as Africell Sierra Leone LIMITED, is a for-profit telecommunications provider based in Freetown, Sierra Leone that supplies cellular, internet, and data connectivity services to the U.S. Department of State as a prime contractor. The vendor competes full-and-open with no set-aside designations across all federal work.

Africell operates as a 100% prime contractor (37 awards, zero subcontract engagements) delivering mobile wireless communications, dedicated broadband internet access, VPN services, and cellular voice and data infrastructure to support diplomatic operations. The vendor's capability footprint centers on telecommunications resale and network access services — concrete work includes the provision of cellular phone services (voice, messaging, data, mobile money) to State Department missions; dedicated internet connectivity ranging from 10 Mbps to 100 Mbps delivered via fiber-optic terrestrial links with redundancy to the United States; and Wi-Fi internet service at diplomatic facilities. Representative contracts include a $1.9 million delivery order (January 2022) from the Bureau of African Affairs for IRM cell phone services covering the August 2021 task order; a $16,996 definitive contract (June 2026) from the U.S. Embassy Freetown acting on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for core internet services with three service tiers (30/20 Mbps Core, 10/10 Mbps Embassy, 15/10 Mbps Wi-Fi) including 24-hour availability and 99.97% quality-of-service standard; and multiple purchase orders from the Bureau of Information Resource Management for dedicated internet sockets ranging from $16,133 to $25,986 per order.

Customer concentration is highly centralized within the Department of State. The Bureau of African Affairs accounts for 30 awards and $2.2 million in combined potential value (100% coverage of awards by count and dollars across top three customers). The Bureau of Information Resource Management holds 5 awards worth $113 thousand, and the U.S. Embassy Freetown accounts for 2 awards worth $2 million. All three entities are subordinate components of State, making the Department of State the sole federal customer.

The vendor's core vehicle is the indefinite delivery contract 19SL2021D0001, awarded August 1, 2021, with a $2 million ceiling and completion date of July 31, 2026. Africell has issued 29 task orders under this IDV (combined potential value $2.2 million). The remaining 8 awards are purchase orders and definitive contracts issued directly by State bureaus outside the parent IDV.

Activity demonstrates a recompete cliff in the immediate term. Awards per year show 8 orders in 2022, a drop to 1 in 2023, recovery to 12 in 2024 and 12 in 2025, and 2 orders in 2026 year-to-date. The underlying IDC expires July 31, 2026 — all 29 task orders and subordinate purchase orders running against that vehicle face expiration and recompete within the next twelve months. Combined potential value at recompete is $2.2 million from the Bureau of African Affairs contract vehicle alone, plus the $2 million from the Embassy Freetown definitive contract set to complete July 8, 2026.

Place of performance is Sierra Leone exclusively. Africell holds no subcontract relationships; the vendor operates as a local telecommunications provider delivering services in-country to support U.S. diplomatic missions and federal agencies operating in the region. The vendor's positioning reflects State Department reliance on a single local carrier for all cellular, internet, and data connectivity infrastructure supporting diplomatic communications in Sierra Leone.