Every reason behind the verdict rather than the headline one — which of your certifications match, how much runway is left, whether the work is your size, and what we would need to know to sharpen it.
The requirements that decide a bid — bonding, clearances, experience minimums, page limits — live in the attachments, not in the notice above. Start a free trial to upload them and have them read.
Draft the paperwork
Written against this notice and what you have told us about your company. Anything we do not know is marked [NEEDS INPUT] in the draft rather than guessed at — read it before you send it. Federal notices routinely put the real requirement in an attachment; adding the documents above makes every one of these materially better.
Start a free trial to draft these. Nothing is sent to an agency on your behalf, ever — you get a document to review, edit and submit yourself.
What would disqualify you
Read straight from the solicitation documents: the bonding, clearances, insurance minimums, experience thresholds and deadlines that decide whether you can bid at all — before you write a word.
Compliance matrix
Every stated and implied requirement, its source section, whether it is mandatory, and where your response will address it.
Proposal outline
A submission skeleton where every required element is a heading with its source requirement quoted beneath it. You write the substance; nothing gets forgotten.
Questions to submit
Genuine ambiguities and requirements that disadvantage a smaller bidder, drafted as questions you can submit before the Q&A deadline.
Past performance write-ups
Which of your prior awards best match this requirement, and draft write-ups in the format the agency asked for.
Solicitation details
Solicitation number
19CM8026Q0008
Notice type
Solicitation
NAICS
517112
Product service code
5805
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Posted
2026-10-06
Response deadline
Nov 6, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC
Place of performance
Yaounde, CM-CE
Contracting contact
GribbinMR@state.gov
Market intelligence
Account requiredWho wins this work, and what it pays
Comparable awards under NAICS 517112 at this agency — the incumbent, what they were paid, when their period of performance ends, and the real pricing distribution rather than the headline number. From public federal award records.
Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The Embassy of the United States in Yaounde will launch the solicitation on the SAM.gov website when it is available. The requirement is for mobile telephone services. The U.S. Embassy is using 500 lines for official purposes. The Contractor shall provide complete mobile telephones services for the U.S. Embassy of Yaounde, Cameroon. Services provided shall include: Calls within Cameroon International Calls International Roaming Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) SMS Messaging Voice Mail 24-hour Customer Service Detailed Billing of Calls Made Data Services All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered. Government may award the contract based on the initial offers without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offers without discussion. The anticipated performance is for one base period of twelve months and four one-year option periods, at the option of the Government. The option to exercise these option years is unilateral decision by the U.S. Embassy. Prospective offerors must be able to comply with all legal and regulatory requirements for operating in Cameroon including Telecommunication Regulatory Agency of Cameroon. The Government is planning a pre-quotation conference and the date for this conference will be in the solicitation. The solicitation (SF1449), all attachments, and all amendments will be published for viewing and printing from the beta.sam.gov website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the beta.sam.gov website for the solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation. The response date in this synopsis is not firm; please see the Request for Proposal for the actual closing date of the solicitation. Questions will not be accepted at this time. However, interested parties may submit questions regarding this requirement after the solicitation is posted. All contractors must be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) Database https://www.sam.gov prior to submitting an offer pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Therefore, prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations/proposals. This opportunity is subject to 52.229-12 - Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements (FEB 2021) Electronic Submission/Responses: This opportunity allows for electronic responses. Please submit your offer prior to the response date and time. Please ensure your email with your offer does not exceed (30 MB), if it does then you might have to send more than one email. Also send hard copy to the given address.
Contact
Point of contact
Matthew R Gribbin
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
GribbinMR@state.gov
Secondary
LomaiCD@state.gov
Submit questions
Ambiguities and requirements worth clarifying, written as questions you can send before the deadline.
Opens in your own mail client, addressed and with a subject line — you write the message. GovSprint never sends anything on your behalf.
Emails open in your mail client and are sent from your address, so the reply comes back to you and the exchange stays yours. Confirm the correct channel and any question deadline on the notice before sending — many solicitations require questions in a specific way.
