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Department of State·Department of State
telecomexpired
ACTION DATE2026-04-06·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_19AQMM21F0420_1900_GS00Q12NSD0004_4732
Award description

PROCUREMENT AND INSTALLATION NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEMS, WI-FI, CABLING, ETC. HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SUPPORT AND OTHER ASSOCIATED SERVICES AT EXISTING FOREIGN POSTS AND NEW POSTS.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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What the model surfaced from this award

Confidence: high
In plain English

Procurement and installation of telephone systems, Wi-Fi, cabling, and support services at U.S. foreign diplomatic posts.

Sub-sectors
telecommunications-infrastructuregovernment-communications
Why this matters

Ensures secure and reliable communications infrastructure at U.S. embassies and consulates worldwide, critical for diplomatic operations.

Supply-chain signal

Large contract signals demand for telecommunications equipment suppliers and systems integrators capable of meeting State Department security and interoperability standards.

U.S.–China competition angle

Reflects U.S. effort to maintain secure communications networks at diplomatic facilities, avoiding reliance on foreign telecommunications equipment that could pose security risks.

Generated by award_classification v1.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-14. Cost: $0.001404.

Period of performance
Start
2021-01-18
End
2026-01-18
Status
expired117 days ago
Sources
  • Award record ingested from usaspending. Source identifier CONT_AWD_19AQMM21F0420_1900_GS00Q12NSD0004_4732.

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