Bureau for Africa

The U.S. Agency for International Development Bureau for Africa, a civilian sub-agency within USAID, administers bilateral and multilateral development programs, technical assistance, and capacity-building initiatives across the African continent. The Bureau procures contract services and makes grants to support USAID's Africa strategy, which spans health, agriculture, governance, economic growth, and humanitarian response.

The Bureau has awarded 131 federal contracts totaling $869.3 million in combined potential value since 2000, with $419.6 million obligated. Recent contract activity shows 10 awards in 2021, 5 in 2022, 7 in 2023, 7 in 2024, and 1 year-to-date in 2025. Over the last five years, competitive concentration is moderately concentrated; Tetra TECH ES, Inc. leads by award count with 2 recent awards totaling $156.2 million in potential value, while The Cadmus Group LLC holds the largest single award at $200 million. Among the top five primes by potential value, coverage stands at 51 percent, with Research Triangle Institute also active at $89 million. The competitive base remains broad, with 61 distinct prime contractors awarded across the portfolio history. Contract set-asides are minimal; 127 awards (97 percent) carry no set-aside designation, with only 3 small-business awards and 1 8(a) sole-source award.

The Bureau has awarded 17 federal grants obligating $171.9 million in federal dollars since 2010. Grant activity is intermittent: 2 awards in 2018, 2 in 2020, 1 in 2022, 1 in 2023, and 1 in 2024. The most recent grant award was closed in January 2024. Grant recipient concentration is highly fragmented; the top five recipients by federal dollars obligated account for only 6 percent of combined federal dollars. African De Developpement Bank Group SA leads with 2 awards obligating $7 million, and African Ministers' Council On Water holds 1 award obligating $3 million. The remaining 12 recipients are scattered across the long tail. Grants split between Project Grants (10 awards, 59 percent) and Cooperative Agreements (7 awards, 41 percent).

No current contract or grant opportunities are recorded in the source material.