Office of General Counsel

The US Agency for International Development Office of General Counsel, a civilian sub-agency within USAID, procures legal services, consulting support, and specialized advisory work on behalf of the agency's leadership and operational needs. The Office of General Counsel functions as an internal legal and compliance unit that sources external counsel and specialized expertise through federal contract mechanisms.

The Office has awarded 45 total contracts since 2014, with a combined potential value of $3.6 million and combined dollars obligated of $902 thousand (25% of potential value). Recent activity has been sporadic: 3 awards in 2020, 4 in 2021, 5 in 2022, 6 in 2023, and 3 in 2024. The most recent recorded award closed on December 6, 2024. The contract portfolio is highly fragmented across 24 distinct prime contractors over the five-year window, with no single vendor dominating the competitive landscape. Over the last five years, Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed) leads by potential value at $2.2 million combined across 2 awards, followed by Ocean Luxe Group LLC at $699 thousand and Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP at $130 thousand. By award count, Cq-Roll Call, Inc. and Domestic Awardees (Undisclosed) each hold 2 awards; the remainder of the top tier consists of single-award vendors. These top five primes collectively account for 50 percent of recent awards by count and 87 percent of combined potential value.

Nearly all awards (98 percent) are issued without set-aside designation. Only one award over five years carried an 8(a) sole-source designation. The Office has not recorded recent contract opportunities in the source materials, indicating minimal advance-pipeline visibility for this sub-agency. Firms pursuing work with the Office of General Counsel should anticipate infrequent solicitation cycles, modest contract values relative to larger USAID operational units, and highly competitive selection among law firms and specialized advisory shops. The agency's low obligated-to-potential ratio (25 percent) suggests contract values and performance periods are modest and tied to discrete legal or advisory engagements rather than large multi-year delivery vehicles.