USAID Decentralization IDIQ

The US Agency for International Development established the USAID Decentralization Master IDIQ on July 1, 2005, with a $100 million shared ceiling; ordering closed on June 30, 2010, and the vehicle is no longer active. The IDIQ funded international decentralization and local governance strengthening technical assistance across multiple countries, with work including capacity building for local government institutions in planning, budget formulation, representation of local priorities, and public administration.

Eleven task orders were awarded between January 2006 and July 2009, generating $2.99 billion in combined potential value against which $318.1 million (11% of potential) has been obligated. Ordering momentum peaked early, with 4 orders in 2006 and 5 in 2007, declining to 2 orders in 2009 as the vehicle approached its June 2010 closure. Research Triangle Institute dominates by potential value, holding 2 orders worth $2.15 billion combined; The Urban Institute placed 3 orders totaling $292.6 million in potential value; Ard, Inc. received 5 orders for $147.2 million combined potential; and one undisclosed domestic awardee holds 1 order with $404.3 million potential value. All task orders were issued as unrestricted (no set-aside). Work was performed overseas across multiple USAID regional missions, with significant engagements in Iraq ($2.12 billion potential value order), Jordan, Macedonia, Albania, Sudan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan. The largest single order—delivered to Research Triangle Institute for Iraq Local Governance III (AIDDFDI000500128-AIDDFDI030500128)—carries a $2.12 billion ceiling and obligated $206.8 million through September 2011. Task orders employed mixed pricing structures, predominantly time and materials with some firm fixed price and cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangements. The vehicle served six distinct customer agencies within USAID, primarily USAID headquarters and regional missions. With the ordering period closed for 16 years, this vehicle presents no current pursuit opportunity.