Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR)
Ended Master IDIQ Awarded
- Federal agency
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Global Development Lab
+ 3 more agencies
- Awardees
- 4
- Task orders
- 16
- Obligated
- $219,792,010
Vehicle facts
- Opportunity
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- Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) Solicitation · SOLOAA0011000075 · Posted Nov 18, 2011
- Agencies
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- Global Development Lab Washington Office, US Agency for International Development
- US Mission in Liberia Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Bureau for Economic Growth Education and Environment Washington Office, US Agency for International Development
- Central Asian Republics Regional Program Overseas Missions, US Agency for International Development
- Combined task order value
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- $232,101,985 Current, with exercised options
- $238,287,805 Potential, with all options
- Last date to order 100% complete
- Shared ceiling 31% used
- $700,000,000.00
IDV award and task order details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
About this vehicle
The US Agency for International Development Central Asian Republics established a Master IDIQ for Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) on August 2, 2012, with a shared ceiling of $700 million and a last date to order of August 1, 2017. Ordering is now closed; the vehicle ceased accepting new orders nearly nine years ago. STARR has been succeeded by STARR II, awarded July 20, 2018.
The vehicle delivered land tenure and property-rights technical assistance across multiple geographies and sectors. Task orders funded land titling and formalization programs, land market development activities, property-rights institutional capacity building, and climate-change adaptation efforts centered on resource governance. Sixteen task orders were awarded between March 2013 and December 2016, with ordering momentum declining from seven orders in 2013 to three per year in 2014–2016.
Ard, Inc. dominated the vehicle, capturing 7 of 16 orders and $160.7 million of the $238.3 million combined potential value—roughly 67 percent of total activity. Chemonics International, Inc. held 3 orders worth $37 million; DAI Global LLC and Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. each held 2 and 4 orders respectively, worth $20.3 million each. All 16 task orders were awarded with no set-aside designation.
USAID's Bureau for Management Office of the Assistant Administrator placed the largest share of orders (six), though funding was distributed across ten distinct customer agencies including USAID regional missions in Colombia, Ukraine, and Kosovo. The portfolio shows geographic concentration in conflict-affected and development-priority regions: Colombia (two orders, $76.7 million combined potential value), Ukraine ($21.8 million), and Liberia, Kosovo, Tanzania, and the Democratic Republic of Congo each receiving single or dual orders.
Task-order values ranged from approximately $74,000 (a firm-fixed-price evaluation) to $76.3 million (a Colombia land-restitution capacity-building activity). Most orders were cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements with multi-year performance periods. The portfolio had obligated $220 million against the combined potential value of $238.3 million—92 percent of available capacity. Because the vehicle's ordering period closed in August 2017, new pursuit under STARR itself is not viable; contractors should evaluate STARR II as the active successor.
Description
STARR is designed to address resource tenure issues in support of key U.S. Government (USG) strategic objectives, including but not limited to, enhanced food security; climate change adaptation and mitigation; conflict prevention and mitigation; economic growth; biodiversity protection and natural resource management; and reduction in the spread of infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS).
IDV awards
Latest task orders
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Top awardees by obligations
| Rank | Awardee | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ard, Inc. | $150,979,693 | 69% |
| 2 | Chemonics International, Inc. | $36,727,804 | 17% |
| 3 | Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc. | $18,654,306 | 8% |
| 4 | DAI Global LLC | $13,430,207 | 6% |
Top funding agencies by obligations
| Rank | Funding agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Agency for International Development | $219,792,010 | 100% |
Obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Obligated |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$225,883 |
| FY2025 | -$3,325 |
| FY2024 | -$187,196 |
| FY2023 | -$155,828 |
| FY2022 | -$263,588 |
| FY2021 | $1,393,441 |
| FY2020 | $1,138,818 |
| FY2019 | $8,642,744 |
| FY2018 | $29,123,424 |
| FY2017 | $45,397,443 |
| FY2016 | $48,111,258 |
| FY2015 | $30,706,324 |
| FY2014 | $23,831,833 |
| FY2013 | $32,282,547 |
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Quick answers
What is the STARR contract vehicle?
Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle run by Global Development Lab (Washington Office), US Mission in Liberia (Overseas Missions), Bureau for Economic Growth Education and Environment (Washington Office) and Central Asian Republics Regional Program (Overseas Missions), awarded on August 2, 2012.
Which companies hold STARR?
4 companies hold STARR's IDV awards, one each. The latest went to Chemonics International, Inc. on August 2, 2012. The awardees whose task orders obligated the most are Ard, Inc., Chemonics International, Inc. and Cloudburst Consulting Group, Inc.
How much has been spent through STARR?
16 task orders have been placed under STARR, obligating $219,792,010. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $232,101,985.
What is the shared ceiling of STARR?
STARR's shared ceiling is $700,000,000; its task orders have used 31% of it.
Which agencies use STARR the most?
The departments whose task orders under STARR obligated the most are US Agency for International Development ($219,792,010).
How much was obligated through STARR in fiscal year 2025?
Task orders under STARR obligated -$3,325 in fiscal year 2025.
What came before and after STARR?
It was followed by Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights II (STARR II).
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