Special Notice to All Foreign Assistance Recipients
Special Notice Posted
- Agency
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Bureau for Management
Washington Office, US Agency for International Development
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- Place of performance
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Management has issued a Special Notice regarding a preliminary injunction granted by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on March 10, 2025. The legal action involves two cases: AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. U.S. Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump, which challenge certain administrative actions related to foreign assistance. The injunction specifically targets the U.S. Department of State, USAID, and the Office of Management and Budget, along with specific named individuals. This legal order addresses potential restrictions on foreign assistance grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts that were implemented between January 20, 2025, and February 13, 2025.
The primary objective of this Special Notice is to communicate the court's directive preventing the named government entities from enforcing certain memorandum sections and executive order provisions that could impact foreign assistance funding. The injunction requires the restrained defendants to refrain from terminating, suspending, or issuing stop-work orders for existing foreign assistance grants and contracts during the specified period. Furthermore, the defendants are mandated to maintain payment processes for work completed before February 13, 2025, and must make the full amount of congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds available for obligation. The notice indicates that award-specific guidance will be communicated through contracting and agreement officers, and the government agencies are required to provide written notice to all recipients of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements that were active during the referenced timeframe. While no specific eligibility criteria are outlined, the notice applies broadly to existing foreign assistance recipients.
Notice text
On March 10, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in cases titled AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. U.S. Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump, granted in part a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Office of Management and Budget that contains the following operative language:
“Consistent with this opinion, it is hereby ORDERED:
- Defendants Marco Rubio, Peter Marocco, Russell Vought, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Office of Management and Budget (the “Restrained Defendants”) and their agents are enjoined from enforcing or giving effect to sections 1, 5, 7, 8, and 9 of the January 24 State Department memorandum, and any other directives that implement sections 3(a) and 3(c) of Executive Order No. 14169, by giving effect to any terminations, suspensions, or stop-work orders issued between January 20, 2025, and February 13, 2025, for any grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts for foreign assistance. Accordingly, the Restrained Defendants shall not withhold payments or letter of credit drawdowns for work completed prior to February 13, 2025.
- The Restrained Defendants are enjoined from unlawfully impounding congressionally appropriated foreign aid funds and shall make available for obligation the full amount of funds that Congress appropriated for foreign assistance programs in the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.
“It is further ORDERED that the Restrained Defendants shall take all steps necessary to effectuate this order and shall provide written notice of this order to all recipients of contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements for foreign assistance that were in existence between January 20, 2025, and February 13, 2025.”
We will provide further guidance on this preliminary injunction as soon as we are able to do so. Award-specific direction will be communicated through cognizant contracting and agreement officers as appropriate.
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