Contracting office · Department of State
U.S. EMBASSY KAMPALA
U.S. EMBASSY KAMPALA obligated $3.1M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 74 contract actions (−26% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was MTN UGANDA LTD ($1.1M).
- Obligations · FY2026
- $3.1M
- Actions
- 74
- New awards: 40
- Sole-source
- 18%
- Small business
- —
Spending by fiscal year
Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).
- 5.5MFY2017
- 4.4MFY2018
- 5.6MFY2019
- 3.6MFY2020
- 5.4MFY2021
- 3.7MFY2022
- 5.4MFY2023
- 7MFY2024
- 4.2MFY2025
- 3.1MFY2026
Top recipients
Obligations in FY2026.
- MTN UGANDA LTD$1.1M35%
- MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES$681.8K22%
- DAYLAN COMPANY LIMITED$173.9K5.6%
- HOMEKLIN (U) LTD$58.3K1.9%
- THRIVE INTERNATIONAL STORES LIMITED$43.4K1.4%
- JAMAL DUBAI LSS CO.$41.7K1.3%
- RELIABLE SUPPLY CHAINS INTERNATIONAL INC$39.9K1.3%
- CAMFIL USA INC$36K1.2%
- SATGURU TRAVEL & TOUR SERVICES$25.7K0.8%
What was bought · Where the work was performed
Obligations in FY2026.
What was bought
- IT & telecom$1.2M38%
- Education & social services$795.6K26%
- Facilities & utilities$252.9K8.1%
- Other equipment & supplies$219.5K7.1%
- Fuel$176.8K5.7%
- Health & medical$133.3K4.3%
- Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles$102.2K3.3%
- Equipment maintenance$79.3K2.6%
- Professional services$74.5K2.4%
- Construction & real property$62.4K2.0%
- Transportation & logistics$25.7K0.8%
Where the work was performed
- Abroad$3M98%
- North Carolina$36K1.2%
- California$25.5K0.8%
- District of Columbia$15.2K0.5%
Integrity signals
Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.
- Low competition49%US 39% · $1.5M
- Sole-source awards18%US 30% · $562.4K
- Single-offer competitions31%US 8.7% · $966.7K
- Urgency justifications0.5%US 5.1% · $15.8K
- Year-end rush4.5%US 6.0% · $139.3K
- Undefinitized contracts0.0%US 5.0% · $0
- 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
- JUBILEE HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY OF UGANDA LIMITED· Education & social services· Feb 6, 2026 – Feb 6, 2026· 19UG5026F0033
- CELLPHONE SERVICES$320.7K
- CELLPHONE SERVICES$292.4K
- MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Professional services· Sep 30, 2024 – Jan 27, 2026· 19UG5024C0027
- MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES· Weapons, aircraft, ships & vehicles· Jun 30, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026· 19UG5026P0388
- THRIVE INTERNATIONAL STORES LIMITED· Other equipment & supplies· Jul 25, 2025 – Jul 6, 2026· 19UG5025P0519
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.