Contracting office · Department of State

U.S. EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM

U.S. EMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM obligated $3.6M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 101 contract actions (−31% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES ($1.3M).

Obligations · FY2026
$3.6M
Actions
101
New awards: 62
Sole-source
16%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 5.5MFY2017
  2. 5.8MFY2018
  3. 4.1MFY2019
  4. 4.2MFY2020
  5. 3.9MFY2021
  6. 4.2MFY2022
  7. 17.4MFY2023
  8. 4.6MFY2024
  9. 5.2MFY2025
  10. 3.6MFY2026

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$1.3M37%
  2. ASSEMBLE INSURANCE TANZANIA LIMITED$885.8K24%
  3. VODACOM TANZANIA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY$462.2K13%
  4. DAVCHEM EAST AFRICA LIMITED$149.9K4.1%
  5. EVERGREEN LANDSCAPES$129.7K3.6%
  6. SILVER STAR OFFICE EQUIPMENT TRADING CO LLC$121.8K3.4%
  7. GLOBE TROTTERS LIMITED$106.6K2.9%
  8. SIMPLY COMPUTERS TANZANIA LIMITED$89K2.5%
  9. PIVOTECH COMPANY LIMITED$68.7K1.9%
  10. JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL (PTY) LTD$60.1K1.7%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Education & social services$916.2K25%
  2. Construction & real property$849.2K23%
  3. Professional services$625.2K17%
  4. Facilities & utilities$422.9K12%
  5. Other equipment & supplies$283.9K7.8%
  6. IT & telecom$140K3.9%
  7. Fuel$126.8K3.5%
  8. Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$108.6K3.0%
  9. Transportation & logistics$65.9K1.8%
  10. Equipment maintenance$65.2K1.8%
  11. Health & medical$19.5K0.5%

Where the work was performed

  1. Abroad$3.6M98%
  2. Massachusetts$34.1K0.9%
  3. New York$19K0.5%
  4. California$12.5K0.3%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition21%
    US 39% · $748.6K
  • Sole-source awards16%
    US 30% · $591K
  • Single-offer competitions4.4%
    US 8.7% · $157.6K
  • Urgency justifications2.1%
    US 5.1% · $77.2K
  • Year-end rush7.6%
    US 6.0% · $274.3K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.3%
    US 5.0% · $9,074
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. GMC-LE STAFF HEALTH INSURANCE-OPTION YEAR 1$885.8K
    ASSEMBLE INSURANCE TANZANIA LIMITED· Education & social services· Jan 29, 2026 – Jan 29, 2026· 19TZ2026F0030
  2. CELL PHONE SERVICES OPTION YEAR 1$501.9K
    VODACOM TANZANIA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY· Professional services· Aug 21, 2025 – Feb 25, 2026· 19TZ2025F0202
  3. CELL PHONE SERVICES OPTION YEAR 2$462.2K
    VODACOM TANZANIA PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY· Professional services· Aug 12, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026· 19TZ2026F0139
  4. RESIDENTIAL GENERATOR SERVICES 2025$195.9K
    PIVOTECH COMPANY LIMITED· Facilities & utilities· Jul 30, 2025 – Dec 4, 2025· 19TZ2025F0177
  5. RESIDENTIAL GENERATOR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE$193.8K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Facilities & utilities· Mar 6, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026· 19TZ2024F0094
  6. CCTV CAMERA SYSTEM FOR R02002 (CMR)$182.7K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· Jun 5, 2026 – Jul 21, 2026· 19TZ2026P0419
  7. GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING SERVICES FY2024.$130.9K
    EVERGREEN LANDSCAPES· Construction & real property· Apr 30, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· 19TZ2026F0063
  8. FM|7901SUST|DAR|CARPET TILES$128.2K
    MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Construction & real property· Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026· 19TZ2026P0641

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.