US Mission in Afghanistan

US Agency for International Development Afghanistan, a civilian sub-agency operating under USAID's country mission structure, procures and funds development, humanitarian, and reconstruction activities in Afghanistan through both contracts and grants. The office administers bilateral assistance programs, emergency response, and capacity-building initiatives across Afghanistan's government, civil society, and international humanitarian organizations.

The agency has awarded 470 federal contracts totaling $8.35 billion in combined potential value since 2006, with $4.43 billion obligated to date. Contract activity has accelerated recently: 15 awards in 2020, 14 in 2021, 18 in 2022, 23 in 2023, and 26 in 2024. The most recent contract award closed in November 2022. The contractor base is highly fragmented. Foreign awardees dominate the recent competitive landscape by count (44 awards over the last five years, $11.3 million combined potential value), followed by domestic awardees (11 awards, $1.7 million combined potential value); both are reported without vendor-name disclosure in the portfolio data. Named domestic primes include PM Consulting Group LLC (6 awards, $2.6 million combined potential value) and Power John (2 awards, $230 thousand combined potential value). DAI Global LLC holds the single largest reported contract at $59.9 million potential value across one award. Overall, 19 distinct prime contractors have been awarded across the portfolio lifetime. The contracting mix is heavily non-competitive: 98 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with the remaining 2 percent split between Competitive 8(a) (8 awards) and Small Business set-asides (3 combined awards).

Grant activity is comparatively modest. The agency has awarded 54 federal grants totaling $5.49 billion in federal dollars obligated since October 2008, with activity declining in recent years: 4 awards in 2020, 2 in 2021, 4 in 2022, 3 in 2023, and 2 in 2024. The most recent grant award closed in October 2022. Twelve distinct recipients have received awards across the portfolio lifetime. The recipient base is highly fragmented. Among recent grantees, Unicef holds the largest individual award at $80 million federal dollars obligated; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations follows at $94.3 million across one award. Other recent recipients include International Rescue Committee, Inc. ($49 million), Un Women ($42.6 million), and Cooperative For Assistance And Relief Everywhere, Inc. ($20.1 million). The grant portfolio is structured predominantly as Cooperative Agreements (69 percent of awards), with Project Grants making up 30 percent and a single Block Grant completing the mix.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency in current solicitation activity.