Utande Internet Services (Pvt) LTD

Utande Internet Services (Pvt) LTD, a for-profit limited liability company headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, supplies wired and backup internet circuit services to the U.S. Department of State as a prime contractor, operating exclusively under full-and-open competition with no set-aside designations across its entire federal footprint.

The vendor's customer base is entirely concentrated within the Department of State. The Bureau of African Affairs holds eight awards worth $496 thousand in combined potential value, the Bureau of Information Resource Management holds four awards worth $218 thousand, and U.S. Embassy Harare holds three awards worth $180 thousand, accounting for 100% of the vendor's recent federal activity. This concentration reflects the vendor's specialized positioning as a local internet service provider serving U.S. diplomatic operations in Zimbabwe.

Utande holds five active indefinite delivery contracts with the State Department, all multiple-award vehicles issued by the Bureau of African Affairs or U.S. Embassy Harare, with ceiling values ranging from $27 thousand to $250 thousand and periods of performance extending through June 2027. The primary work is organized around two contract families: the backup OPENET internet contract (IDC 19Z11521D0003, two task orders, $56 thousand combined potential value) and the CDC internet contract (IDC 19Z11523D0003, two task orders, $104 thousand combined potential value). Recent representative delivery orders include a $26.4 thousand firm fixed price task order awarded June 10, 2026, for CDC internet circuit services supporting State Department operations in Zimbabwe with completion by June 30, 2027; a $50.4 thousand backup internet circuit delivery order from July 25, 2024, under the Bureau of Information Resource Management; and a $12.6 thousand wired DIN internet circuit task order from August 14, 2024, under the Bureau of African Affairs.

Activity has fluctuated modestly over recent years—two awards in 2022, two in 2023, four in 2024, three in 2025, and one in 2026—with combined potential value of $894 thousand across all awards and only $298 thousand obligated to date (33% of potential value). One award worth $26 thousand faces completion and recompete exposure within the next twenty-four months. The vendor operates as a sole prime with no subcontractors across its portfolio, maintaining direct responsibility for all internet connectivity delivery. Work categorizes primarily under NAICS 517311 (Wired Telecommunications Carriers) and PSC "IT and Telecom — Network as a Service," reflecting the vendor's core capability in supplying and sustaining dedicated internet access to U.S. government facilities in Zimbabwe.