The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET)

The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) is a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) master Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract focused on preventing food insecurity and potential famines globally. The contract enables integrated monitoring and assessment of environmental and socio-economic hazards that might impact food security conditions in vulnerable populations. Services under this vehicle include comprehensive early warning analysis, trade and market assessments, capacity development in food-insecure regions, and targeted support for humanitarian assistance initiatives.

Task orders under this IDIQ consistently demonstrate a cost-plus fixed fee pricing structure, with values ranging from approximately $200,000 to over $103 million. The majority of task orders support regional food security and early warning efforts across Africa, with specific work in countries like Kenya, Mozambique, and West African nations. The most substantial task orders, such as the $103 million worldwide services order and the $76 million FY17 activities order, indicate long-term strategic support for USAID's humanitarian missions. While specific prime contractors are not definitively named in all task orders, the contracts suggest multiple contractors are engaged. No specific small business set-asides were utilized in the reviewed task orders, and the work appears primarily focused on international development and humanitarian assistance contexts.