Bureau for Middle East

The US Agency for International Development Bureau for Middle East is a civilian sub-agency within USAID that funds development, governance, and technical-assistance programs across the Middle East region through both contracts and grants.

The Bureau has awarded 81 federal contracts totaling $154.5 million in combined potential value since 2007, with $44.5 million obligated to date. Contract activity has accelerated sharply in recent years: 1 award in 2021, 1 in 2022, 2 in 2023, 15 in 2024, and 3 in 2025 year-to-date. Among the 45 distinct prime contractors awarded over the last five years, competition is concentrated: the top five primes by combined potential value hold 74 percent of recent contract value, led by Amentum Services, Inc. ($54 million potential value, 1 award), Bahfed Corp ($37 million, 1 award), and Kaiva Tech, LLC ($18.4 million, 1 award). By award count, concentration is moderately lower at 43 percent, with DLT Solutions, LLC and CTG Federal, LLC each holding 3 awards. The Bureau's contract portfolio is almost entirely unrestricted competition: 94 percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with the remainder split between Total Small Business (5 percent) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (1 percent).

The Bureau has awarded 18 federal grants totaling $93 million in combined federal dollars obligated since 2010. Grant activity is sporadic and recent volume is light: 2 awards in 2016, 2 in 2018, 7 in 2019, 1 in 2023, and 1 in 2024, with the most recent award closed on 2024-10-01. Among 17 distinct recipients awarded over the last five years, concentration is highly fragmented: the top two recipients by federal dollars obligated (International Water Management Institute at $1.6 million and Consortium For Elections & Political Process Strengthening at $960 thousand) represent only 3 percent of recent federal dollars. Grant awards are evenly split between Cooperative Agreements (50 percent) and Project Grants (50 percent).

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are recorded against the Bureau. Business development activity should focus on the acceleration in contract volume and the concentration of recent large awards around Amentum Services, Bahfed, and Kaiva Tech as potential partners or subcontractors for future Middle East regional programming.