Sonatel SA

Sonatel SA is an international telecommunications company headquartered in Dakar, Senegal, that serves as a primary communications provider for multiple U.S. government agencies operating in West Africa. The company is registered in the System for Award Management as a for-profit organization and community development corporation, with its SAM registration currently set to expire on January 28, 2026. Through its Orange network infrastructure, Sonatel SA provides critical mobile phone services, internet connectivity, and leased line telecommunications solutions that enable U.S. government personnel and operations to maintain essential communications in the region.

Sonatel SA has delivered a diverse range of telecommunications services to the U.S. federal government through both definitive contracts and delivery orders issued between 2021 and December 2025. The company's service offerings have included consolidated leased line internet services, mobile phone and cellular communications, internet transport services, and fiber leased line infrastructure supporting various U.S. government operations in Senegal. The primary funding agencies awarding contracts to Sonatel SA have been the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs, which issued the majority of task orders and definitive contracts, along with the Bureau of Diplomatic Teleservices and the U.S. Embassy in Dakar. Additional awards have been issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Department of Health and Human Services, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Individual contract awards have ranged from approximately $10,000 to $1.56 million, with the largest definitive contract valued at $1,560,922.34 for consolidated leased line VNET services in Dakar spanning from April 2022 through March 2025. All awards to Sonatel SA have been issued without set-aside designations, allowing the company to compete in the open market. The company has consistently served as the sole prime contractor on all awards, with no identified major subcontractors, enabling it to leverage its in-country infrastructure directly to fulfill U.S. government requirements.

Sonatel SA currently holds one active Indefinite Delivery Contract with a ceiling value of $482,754.03 awarded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs on June 23, 2023, with an ultimate completion date of June 18, 2025. This multiple award IDV was established to provide mobile phone services and cellular communications supporting various U.S. government operations and programs in Senegal, with individual task orders typically ranging from $10,000 to $30,000 for performance periods of two to six months. Multiple delivery orders have been issued under this IDV by the Bureau of African Affairs and other agencies including USAID, the Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal entities operating in Senegal. The contract leverages Sonatel SA's existing Orange network telecommunications infrastructure to deliver the required services. Additionally, Sonatel SA previously held several other IDV contracts with the Bureau of African Affairs that have since expired, including a single award IDIQ contract valued at $30,534.00 that expired on October 30, 2022, a $22,000.00 Orange cellphone service IDIQ contract expiring June 30, 2022, and a six-month extension IDIQ contract valued at $98,000.00 that expired February 28, 2022. These historical IDVs were all single award contracts with no set-aside designations and enabled the issuance of multiple delivery orders for cellular and internet services throughout their respective performance periods.