Puma Energy Zambia PLC

Puma Energy Zambia PLC, a for-profit global energy company based in Zambia, supplies bulk fuel (gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil) to the U.S. Department of State as a prime contractor on a single-award indefinite delivery contract, competing on an open, full-and-open basis without set-aside designation.

Puma Energy Zambia PLC holds a $5.86 million indefinite delivery contract (IDC 19ZA6023D0001) with the Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, awarded February 15, 2023, and effective through February 29, 2028. The contract supplies gasoline, diesel, and fuel oil to power generators, vehicles, and equipment at the U.S. Embassy in Lusaka and other government sites throughout Zambia in support of diplomatic missions and foreign assistance initiatives related to governance, security, economic development, infrastructure, and health programs. The company operates as the sole prime contractor with no identified subcontractors. Individual delivery orders under the IDC typically range from $15,000 to $42,000 in fixed-price with economic price adjustment terms. A November 2024 contract modification expanded fuel quantity requirements from one million to 1.75 million liters during Option Year 1, reflecting both the government's confidence in performance and growing operational fuel demands. Representative delivery orders include a $136.45 million bulk fuel order for tanks 3 and 5 (October 2024, $136.45 million potential value), a $205.81 million September 2024 bulk fuel order for tanks 3, 4, and 5, and a $170.59 million October 2024 bulk fuel order for tanks 2, 3, and 5 under the parent IDC.

Customer concentration is heavily skewed toward State Department components. The Department of State Bureau of African Affairs accounts for 84 of 102 awards (coverage: 100% of awards) with $25.4 million combined potential value, representing the primary funding agency. The Department of State US Embassy Lusaka and the Department of State Bureau of Overseas Building Operations account for 8 and 9 awards respectively, with combined potential values of $11.9 million and $6.2 million. A single award from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs carries $11 thousand in potential value. The two rankings track nearly identically, confirming that both volume and dollars concentrate with the Bureau of African Affairs.

Activity has grown substantially across the past four years: 12 awards in 2023, 30 in 2024, 52 in 2025, and 8 awards year-to-date in 2026. All 102 awards are prime contract delivery orders and IDC work; Puma Energy Zambia PLC has no subcontract footprint in the source data. The combined potential value across all awards is $43.5 million, with $3.8 million obligated (9% of combined potential), reflecting the typical obligation profile for indefinite-quantity fuel supply contracts where orders are issued on demand. The most recent award, dated February 17, 2026, carries a $46,545.45 ceiling value for bulk fuel order #4 under the parent IDC.

Puma Energy Zambia PLC competes entirely under full-and-open procurement without preferential set-asides. The contractor's federal footprint is geographically concentrated in Zambia, with all place-of-performance entries pointing to Zambia. The categorization is uniform across all awards: Petroleum Refineries under NAICS and Fuel Oils under PSC code, reflecting the vendor's single, focused capability in regional fuel supply logistics for diplomatic operations.