US Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo

The US Agency for International Development Democratic Republic of Congo is a civilian sub-agency that administers bilateral development assistance, humanitarian aid, and technical support programs in the Democratic Republic of Congo on behalf of USAID.

The agency funds both contracts and grants across development, health, governance, and conservation initiatives in-country. Over the portfolio lifetime, the agency has obligated $1.12 billion against $1.32 billion in combined contract potential value across 318 awards to 98 distinct prime contractors since 2001. Contract awards have averaged 16 to 23 per year over the last five years, with 5 awards year-to-date in 2025. The competitive landscape is highly fragmented on both award count and potential value. Over the last five years, foreign and domestic awardees with undisclosed identities collectively account for 52% of recent award volume but only small individual contract values; Intellectechs Inc., Microcom SARL, and a long tail of smaller vendors round out the field. Ninety-eight percent of awards carry no set-aside designation, with the remainder split between small-business and woman-owned small business awards. The agency transacts heavily through direct awards to implementing partners with minimal formalized set-aside activity.

Grant activity is concentrated among established development and humanitarian organizations. The agency has obligated $1.14 billion in federal dollars across 77 grant awards to 49 distinct recipients since 2006. Grant awards have fluctuated substantially year-to-year (7 in 2020, 5 in 2021, 3 in 2022, 11 in 2024, 1 year-to-date in 2025), with the most recent grant award dated January 2025. Recipients are highly fragmented by award count (top five cover 33% of recent awards) and by federal dollars (top five cover 8% of obligated federal funding), indicating distribution across a diverse portfolio of international NGOs and local partners. The Carter Center, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Catholic Relief Services collectively hold five awards valued at $70.6 million in federal obligation; the remaining 72 awards spread across recipients averaging $10 million to $20 million per award. Cooperative Agreements dominate the assistance mix at 84% of awards, with Project Grants comprising 16%.

No recent contract or grant opportunities are recorded against the agency in the source data.