Pakistan Capacity Development Services

The US Agency for International Development Pakistan established the Pakistan Capacity Development Services Master IDIQ on April 2, 2018, to provide capacity-building and technical assistance services in Pakistan, including fiduciary assessments, consulting, gap analysis, policy development, training delivery, and conference hosting. The vehicle's ordering period closed on April 1, 2022 — four years ago — and is no longer accepting new task orders.

The IDIQ has generated only four task orders totaling $4.6 million in combined potential value, with $3.5 million obligated (77% of potential). Ordering momentum has declined: two orders in 2020, one in 2021, and one final order in September 2022, before the ordering window expired. The most recent delivery order was issued September 30, 2022, making the vehicle dormant for nearly four years.

Competition is highly concentrated. The Kaizen Company, LLC holds three of four orders worth $3 million combined potential, while Chemonics International, Inc. holds a single order for $1.6 million. No small-business set-asides were used; all orders are unrestricted. The customer base is single-agency: all four orders fund US Agency for International Development Pakistan programs under the Pakistan Capacity Development Project, with work scopes spanning financial management and capacity building for health services (Health Services Academy and Department of Health Sindh), education reform (Education Management Organization), and provincial government departments (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan).

Task orders were priced on a Cost Plus Fixed Fee basis with typical ceilings in the $1.0 million to $1.7 million range. Three orders note de-obligation due to fund cancellation, signaling budget constraints or reprogramming pressures during execution. The $19 million shared ceiling remains substantially underutilized.

This vehicle is closed to new ordering and shows no active activity pipeline. Pursuit is not viable.

The Pakistan Capacity Development Services (PCDS) Master IDIQ was awarded to provide services including, but are not limited to, performing fiduciary and capacity assessments, providing consulting and technical assistance, performing gap analysis, establishing Project Management Units, reviewing and developing policies and procedures in accordance with applicable cost principles, strengthening systems, performing training and strengthening training capacity, reviewing and revising training curriculum, conducting workshops, and organizing and hosting conferences in Pakistan as needed.