The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded a single-award Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) to Ard, Inc. (doing business as Tetra Tech ARD), a subsidiary of Tetra Tech, Inc. The contract has a potential value of $71,548,083 and is intended to strengthen the capacity of conflict-affected communities in Colombia to partner with state and private sector actors in implementing comprehensive rural social and economic development activities, including the promotion of illegal crops substitution and alternative development. The contract aims to reconstitute social capital, enable communities to map out their development path, involve communities in the implementation of rapid response and local development activities, and build linkages between local communities and their governments through social and economic activities, including efforts to reduce coca production. USAID will provide technical assistance, training, sub-grants, and direct management support to complement local development initiatives prioritized by communities. The period of performance runs through April 10, 2024, with no set-aside designations for the award.
Tetra Tech, Inc. is a global consulting and engineering firm with extensive experience providing environmental consulting and remediation services to federal agencies. Through past awards, Tetra Tech and its subsidiaries have delivered expertise spanning natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, sustainable agriculture, forestry, fisheries, land rights, women's empowerment, water access and infrastructure, and more. Tetra Tech holds several active Indefinite Delivery Vehicles (IDVs) with federal agencies, including a $36.9 million IDIQ for technical assistance on gender equality programming in Colombia, a $95 million IDIQ for regional economic growth initiatives in East Africa, and a $25 million IDIQ for natural resource management and conservation expertise for the Department of the Interior.
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