Indefinite Delivery Contract AIDEDHI000500006

This Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) was awarded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to Ard, Inc. (doing business as Tetra Tech ARD), a division of Tetra Tech, Inc. The $1.08 billion contract, titled "RAISE PLUS: LARGE SCOPE - NEW AWARD FOR FY 05," provides a range of international development services including natural resource management, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity conservation, water access, infrastructure, and more. The contract has a base period of performance from April 2005 to February 2012, with multiple task orders issued over time.

Key task orders under this IDC include projects in countries such as Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kosovo, China, Sierra Leone, Vietnam, Uganda, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Liberia, and Macedonia. The task orders cover a variety of technical assistance activities, such as rural enterprise development, land governance, agriculture productivity, and capacity building for government agencies. The contract utilizes both firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing arrangements. While no small business set-asides were used, Ard often partners with non-profit organizations, universities, and local firms to leverage specialized expertise for these international development programs.