USAID Global A&E Services

The U.S. Agency for International Development awarded this Master IDIQ for engineering design and construction supervision services in water resources, environmental, civil, structural, industrial, chemical, power, and telecommunication infrastructure on September 26, 2008, with ordering authority that closed on November 20, 2018. This vehicle is no longer available for new task orders; it was succeeded by USAID Global A&E Services II, awarded October 1, 2015.

The IDIQ established a $500 million shared ceiling and issued 45 task orders between July 2009 and September 2015, with ordering momentum that peaked at 12 orders in 2012 before declining to 3 orders in 2015. Combined task-order potential value reached $397.7 million, with $372.7 million already obligated—94 percent of the combined ceiling. The vehicle shows pronounced concentration among a small number of primes: one undisclosed domestic awardee holds 30 orders valued at $276.5 million; CDM International Inc. holds 12 orders at $106.3 million; and Parsons Government Services Inc. holds 3 orders at $14.9 million. These three entities account for all awarded work.

Customer concentration is notable but more dispersed than prime concentration. The top five funding agencies placed 27 of 45 orders (60 percent): USAID core bureaus and regional missions in Haiti, Jordan, and other countries, with Haiti-focused work alone comprising roughly 15 orders. All 45 task orders carry no set-aside designation, indicating full competition among unrestricted vendors.

Task orders range from small studies (under $1 million) to substantial construction supervision engagements; individual orders spike into the $30 million–$95 million range in obligated value. Typical durations extend 18 to 36 months. Most work is priced on a cost-plus-fixed-fee or cost-plus-award-fee basis, with limited firm-fixed-price awards. Geographic performance spans Haiti, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Vietnam, Georgia, Nepal, Tanzania, Egypt, Lebanon, and other developing markets where USAID maintains active bilateral programs.

This Master IDIQ provides engineering design and construction supervision services ranging from quick response and short and long-term services in the infrastructure areas of water resources, environmental and sanitary engineering, civil and industrial engineering, structural engineering, value engineering, industrial and chemical engineering, power and telecommunication. It provides cost-effective access to technical expertise for design and construction implementation support to mission strategic objectives and to better address the evolving needs of USAID.