Program Cycle Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Support Activity (PCMEL)
Active Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
-
Regional Development Mission for Asia
- Awardees
- 4
- Task orders
- 9
- Obligated
- $5,785,529
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Request for Information: USAID Asia Program Cycle Management Support Special Notice · 72048620R00014 · Posted Jan 23, 2020
- Agency
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- Regional Development Mission for Asia Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Combined task order value
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- $20,196,435 Current, with exercised options
- $23,916,860 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 79% complete
- Shared ceiling 15% used
- $38,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
USAID's Regional Development Mission for Asia awarded this Master IDIQ on November 10, 2022 to provide monitoring, evaluation, and learning support services to USAID missions and operating units across the Asia region, with ordering authority extending through November 9, 2027. The vehicle carries a $38 million shared ceiling and is unrestricted (no set-aside).
The vehicle remains moderately active but shows decelerating ordering momentum. Nine task orders have been issued since award, with activity peaking at six orders in 2023 and declining to three in 2024; the most recent award was issued September 24, 2024. Combined task-order potential value stands at $23.9 million (63% of the vehicle's $38 million ceiling), with $5.8 million obligated to date, leaving substantial headroom for new orders during the remaining 15 months of the ordering period.
Scope centers on activity-level and regional program evaluations, assessments, and mid-term reviews across USAID's Asia portfolio. Task orders document performance evaluations, external evaluations of bilateral and regional programs, local government assessments, and program cycle management support services. Pricing is predominantly firm fixed price for discrete evaluations, with one cost-plus-fixed-fee task order for ongoing MEL support.
Competition is moderately concentrated. Socha, LLC leads by potential value with two orders worth $12.7 million combined; Me&A, Inc. holds five orders worth $6.2 million combined; Bixal Solutions Incorporated holds one order worth $4.9 million; and International Development Group Advisory Services, LLC holds one order worth $160 thousand. Customer concentration is sharp: USAID/Burma accounts for $12.5 million of the $23.9 million in combined task-order potential value, while Cambodia, the main USAID office, and other bilateral missions split the remainder. All nine task orders are unrestricted (no set-aside designations).
Work is geographically dispersed across the Asia region, with task orders funding evaluations and assessments in Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Central Asian Republics, Bangladesh, and Papua New Guinea.
Description
Program Cycle Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Support services to USAID Missions and Operating Units (OUs) in the Asia region.
IDV awards
Latest task orders
Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Me&A, Inc. | $2,238,730 | 39% |
| 2 | Socha, LLC | $2,186,799 | 38% |
| 3 | Bixal Solutions Incorporated | $1,200,000 | 21% |
| 4 | International Development Group Advisory Services, LLC | $160,000 | 3% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Agency for International Development | $5,785,529 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2024 | $4,544,772 |
| FY2023 | $1,240,757 |
Quick answers
What is the PCMEL contract vehicle?
Program Cycle Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Support Activity (PCMEL) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Regional Development Mission for Asia (Overseas Missions), awarded on November 10, 2022.
Which companies hold PCMEL?
4 companies hold PCMEL's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Socha, LLC on November 10, 2022. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Me&A, Inc., Socha, LLC and Bixal Solutions Incorporated.
How much has been spent through PCMEL?
9 task orders have been placed under PCMEL, obligating $5,785,529. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $20,196,435.
What is the shared ceiling of PCMEL?
PCMEL's shared ceiling is $38,000,000; its task orders have used 15% of it.
Which agencies use PCMEL the most?
The departments whose task orders under PCMEL obligated the most are US Agency for International Development ($5,785,529).
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