Viettel Burundi SA

Viettel Burundi SA, doing business as Lumitel, operates as a telecommunications services provider delivering cellular phone services and internet connectivity to U.S. diplomatic missions in Burundi as a prime contractor on full-and-open federal awards with no set-aside designation. The vendor is a for-profit corporate entity headquartered in Rohero, Burundi, and competes exclusively in the Department of State market without subcontractor relationships.

Lumitel's federal footprint centers entirely on the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura. The vendor's twelve recent prime awards total $8.3 million in combined potential value, with customer concentration split between the Department of State Bureau of African Affairs (10 awards, $1.4 million combined potential value) and the Department of State US Embassy Bujumbura (2 awards, $6.9 million combined potential value). The two largest awards — an Indefinite Delivery Contract valued at $799,185 awarded January 30, 2026, with ultimate completion January 29, 2027, and a prior IDC valued at approximately $6 million — anchor the vendor's revenue base and reflect the embassy's reliance on Lumitel as sole-source telecommunications infrastructure partner.

Lumitel's core capability involves providing comprehensive cellular services supporting approximately 220 embassy communication lines with local and international calling, roaming, Short Message Service messaging, data packages ranging from 10 gigabytes to unlimited, 24-hour customer support, and full network coverage throughout Burundi. Recent representative awards include a $134,844 delivery order (January 2026) and a $33,510 purchase order (November 2025) for ongoing cellular services under the standing IDC, and a $105,515 delivery order (December 2021) for communications support. The vendor has maintained active service delivery since 2021, with approximately $310,175 accumulated in prior Bureau of African Affairs awards.

Lumitel operates under two primary parent vehicles: Indefinite Delivery Contract 19BY7019D0003 (7 task orders, $432 thousand combined potential value) and Indefinite Delivery Contract 19GE5026D0004 (1 task order, $135 thousand combined potential value). Activity has been sparse and episodic — two awards in 2020, three in 2021, one in 2022, two in 2025, and two in 2026 — reflecting the steady-state nature of embassy communications support. The vendor faces minimal recompete exposure in the next twenty-four months, with one award (combined potential value $135 thousand) reaching ultimate completion within that window. Obligated spend across all awards totals $646 thousand, representing 8 percent utilization against the $8.3 million combined potential ceiling, indicating modest invoice velocity against the underlying contracts.