US Mission in Paraguay

The US Agency for International Development Paraguay is a civilian foreign-assistance office that administers bilateral development and democracy programs in Paraguay, transacting both through federal contracts and grants to support USAID's regional mission priorities.

The agency has awarded 67 federal contracts totaling $16.6 million in combined potential value since 2007, with $16.3 million obligated. Contract activity has declined sharply in recent years — 5 awards in 2020, 6 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 1 in 2023, and 2 in 2024 — indicating a contracting posture that has contracted significantly. The most recent award closed in August 2024. All 67 awards carry no set-aside designation, reflecting the agency's direct-procurement approach for Paraguay-based and regional support services. The competitive base is highly fragmented: among the five most-active primes over the last five years, the top three (Intellectechs Inc., Encompass LLC, and an undisclosed domestic awardee) each received only a single award, collectively representing just 2 percent of recent combined potential value. Two of the five recent awards carry no reported potential value, typical of Schedule task orders or below-threshold purchase orders. The agency works with 22 distinct contractors across its portfolio history.

USAID Paraguay has obligated $57.1 million in federal grant dollars across 16 awards since 2013, with a total project value of $61.2 million including non-federal cost-share. Grant activity shows modest recent volume — 3 awards in 2019, 1 in 2021, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2023, and 5 in 2024, with the most recent award recorded in September 2024. Grants are structured as Cooperative Agreements (10 awards, 63 percent) and Project Grants (6 awards, 38 percent), reflecting direct partnership models with implementers. Grant recipients are moderately concentrated: the top five recipients account for 56 percent of recent awards by count but only 13 percent of federal dollars obligated, indicating that while a few organizations receive multiple or larger awards, many recipients capture smaller tranches. Fundacion Comunitaria Centro De Informacion Y Recursos Para El Desarrollo leads by federal dollars with $2.4 million obligated. The agency funds 13 distinct recipients, predominantly local and regional development organizations working in environmental conservation, rule of law, and institutional capacity-building.

No recent contract opportunities or grant opportunities are reported against the agency.