Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management (Water IQC II)

The Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management (Water IQC II) is an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle awarded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide comprehensive technical services and support for water resource management, coastal conservation, and related development initiatives globally. The contract enables USAID missions and bureaus to rapidly access expertise across a wide spectrum of water resource topics, including water infrastructure, sanitation, watershed management, institutional capacity building, and environmental conservation. Its primary objective is to deliver flexible, short, medium, and long-term technical services that support integrated water and coastal resources management within international development assistance programs.

Task orders under this IDIQ vehicle typically range from approximately $1 million to $40 million, with performance periods spanning 2-5 years, and consistently utilize a cost-plus fixed fee pricing structure. Frequent prime contractors include DAI Global LLC, Chemonics International, Tetra Tech ES, and Me&A, Inc., with task orders spanning regions such as Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, the Philippines, Armenia, and Haiti. The contract vehicle does not consistently utilize small business set-asides, though some task orders have been awarded to minority-owned or woman-owned businesses. Typical scopes include technical assistance for water infrastructure development, water sector institutional reform, climate change adaptation, environmental conservation, and capacity building for water management institutions in developing countries. Most task orders are funded directly by USAID's regional missions, focusing on specific country or regional water and coastal resource challenges.