Sonatel SA

Sonatel SA, a Dakar-based international telecommunications company, provides mobile phone services, internet connectivity, and leased line infrastructure to the U.S. Department of State and subordinate civilian agencies operating in Senegal as a prime contractor under full-and-open competition on 75 recent awards totaling $5.2 million in combined potential value. The company operates on no set-aside designations across its federal footprint.

Sonatel's customer concentration is stark: the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs anchors 92% of recent awards by count (45 awards, $4.5 million combined potential value) and 97% by dollar value when the State Department's Embassy Dakar, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations, and Bureau of Diplomatic Teleservices are included. USAID accounts for 14 awards ($89 thousand combined potential value) and the Department of Health and Human Services for four awards ($51 thousand), representing minor secondary relationships. The vendor's federal work is geographically confined to Senegal and West Africa.

Sonatel's concrete capabilities span mobile phone services delivered through its Orange network infrastructure, consolidated leased line internet access (VNET), internet transport services, and business communication fiber leased lines. Representative work includes a $1.56 million definitive contract awarded by the Bureau of African Affairs in April 2022 for consolidated leased line VNET services in Dakar running through March 2025; a $431 thousand definitive contract (September 2025) for consolidated leased line services; and a $157 thousand definitive contract (September 2026) for consolidated internet services. The vendor also executes recurring delivery orders under multiple IDIQs, typically valued between $10 thousand and $32 thousand per task order, covering performance periods of two to six months for mobile communications and cellular support.

Sonatel operates under four active parent indefinite-delivery contracts. The largest vehicle, Indefinite Delivery Contract 19SG2023D0011 held with the Bureau of African Affairs (ceiling $482,754), has generated 14 task orders ($272 thousand combined potential value) since award on June 23, 2023, with ultimate completion scheduled for May 21, 2026. Three additional IDIQs—19SG2020D0012 (8 task orders, $153 thousand), 19SG2019D0017 (5 task orders, $86 thousand), and 19SG2026D0011 held with US Embassy Dakar (2 task orders, $63 thousand)—support ongoing delivery order activity. Activity has accelerated in 2025 (10 awards) from prior years; five awards with combined potential value of $704 thousand face completion within the next twenty-four months and therefore recompete exposure. The vendor operates as a sole prime on all awards with no identified subcontract relationships. Top NAICS classification is Telecommunications Resellers; primary PSC codes center on mobile device as a service and internet telecommunications.