East Africa Regional Construction IDIQ

The US Agency for International Development Kenya established the East Africa Regional Construction IDIQ on June 9, 2014, with a shared ceiling of $70 million to execute construction task orders in Eastern Africa. Ordering closed on June 8, 2019, and the vehicle is no longer active.

This IDIQ is inactive for new pursuit. The ordering period ended seven years ago, and the last task order was awarded in February 2016. Four task orders totaling $39.4 million in potential value were issued between August 2015 and February 2016, with all funds obligated. The vehicle's activity ceased well before its contractual expiration, indicating either that USAID transitioned construction work to successor vehicles or that demand satisfied the ceiling before the ordering deadline.

Work performed under the vehicle encompassed firm-fixed-price construction and infrastructure rehabilitation in Liberia and Tanzania. Task orders funded capital improvement projects, hydroelectric facility construction (Mein River Hydro Project in Bong County, Liberia), water-distribution pump station upgrades and rehabilitation (Dakawa Pumping Station, Tanzania), and USAID building renovation. Orders ranged from $132 thousand to $26.5 million, with typical durations spanning 12 to 60 months.

United Infrastructure Projects Fzco dominated the vehicle, winning three of four task orders representing $39.3 million in combined potential value. WSP USA Environment & Infrastructure Inc. won a single $132 thousand order. Funding concentrated among three USAID missions: USAID Liberia placed two orders for $36.2 million (primarily the capital improvement and Mein River Hydro projects), while USAID Kenya and USAID Tanzania each placed one order worth $132 thousand and $3 million respectively. All task orders were unrestricted (no set-aside designation).

Contractors evaluating federal construction vehicles in East Africa should identify successor vehicles. USAID typically maintains regional construction IDIQs with rolling award dates and ordering windows; checking for active follow-on vehicles under USAID Kenya or the regional Mission would reveal current procurement pipelines.

In accordance with USAID's Construction Policy, this Master IDIQ is used to execute task orders for construction services in Eastern Africa which adhere to proper designs, codes, safety procedures, quality requirements, etc.