Questions and Answers for the Acquisition of Apple iPhones (Brand Name or Equal) for U.S. Embassy Ankara
State · EMBASSY ANKARA
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Where this opportunity stands
Every notice posted under solicitation 19TU1526Q3779QNA in this department, oldest first.
- Jul 30, 2026 · this noticeSpecial Notice
Next steps for this stage
Standard steps for the notice type; not advice about this buyer.
- Answer the notice: this is when the requirement can still be shaped.
- Contact the contracting officer named on the notice.
- Check who won similar work; they are the likely bidders.
What the notice says
This Questions and Answers document is issued to all interested offerors for RFQ No. 19TU1526Q3779. The answers below clarify existing solicitation requirements. This document does not revise the RFQ, extend the offer due date, or change any terms and conditions. All other RFQ terms and conditions remain unchanged. RFQ Issue Date: Friday, July 17, 2026 Questions Due Date/Time: Friday, July 24th, 2026, no later than 3:00 p.m. local time (GMT+3) Q&A Posting Date: Monday, July 27, 2026 Offer Due Date/Time: Wednesday, July 29, 2026, before 3:00 p.m. local time (GMT+3) Procurement Email: Ankara-GSO… (show all)
-Procurement-DL@state.gov Requirement: Apple iPhone 17 base model, 256GB, Black preferred; single-award FFP IDIQ with 10-unit minimum and 100-unit maximum.
Who won similar work
4 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Match: Same agency (State), same industry group (NAICS 3342).
| Winner | Awards | Value | Last |
|---|---|---|---|
| RADIO ONE, INC. | 1 | $2.9M | Oct 1, 2025 |
| SHEARGOLD LIMITED | 1 | $143K | Mar 17, 2025 |
| C.T. Line LLC | 1 | $86K | Sep 10, 2026 |
| SOKLY PHONE SHOP Phnom Penh KH-12 KHM | 1 | $29K | Jun 30, 2026 |
Value counts single-winner awards. "Shared" awards are multiple-award contracts that list every winner with the same total ceiling; that ceiling is not one company's win, so it is not added in.
- Sep 10, 2026C.T. Line LLC$86KSupply of iPhone 17 Devices for MDM Infrastructure
- Jun 30, 2026SOKLY PHONE SHOP Phnom Penh KH-12 KHM$29KRequest for Quotation for �Mobile Phones� for U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh
- Oct 1, 2025RADIO ONE, INC.$2.9MRadio Tower Repeater and Microwave Link Project, U.S. Embassy Dili, Timor-Leste
- Mar 17, 2025SHEARGOLD LIMITED$143KSupply and Delivery of Apple iPhones for U.S Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Competitive landscape
For the 4 most frequent past winners above. Lobbying is matched by the company's exact name or exact ticker; agencies are as named on the filings.
- 0 of these past winners lobbied State, Dept of (DOS) since 2024 (0 filings)
- 0 of their lobbyists list a past State, Dept of (DOS) job
- No corporate PAC money from them to the overseeing committees since 2024
- 0 foreign-agent (FARA) registrations
Policy around it
Bills the past winners named while lobbying this agency's issues, rules from the department, and executive orders that name the agency, last 12 months.
- 0 bills named on the past winners' lobbying filings
- 33 rules from the department in the last 12 months
- 0 executive orders naming the agency in the last 12 months
Market
For past winners matched exactly to a listed company. Insider trades are open-market buys and sells (Form 4) in the last 90 days, shown as facts; our own study found insiders do not reliably buy ahead of awards.
- 0 of the past winners are listed companies
- 0 insider buys and 0 insider sells at them in the last 90 days
Sources: SAM.gov notices and award notices; Senate LDA lobbying filings; FEC filings; FARA; Federal Register; congress.gov; SEC Form 4. Every row above links to its record.
Companies are matched to tickers by exact name only. A company we could not match shows no market rows; that is a miss, not a finding.