Creative Associates International, Inc.

Creative Associates International, Inc. is a minority-owned, woman-owned, for-profit international development firm headquartered in Chevy Chase, Maryland (with an additional office in McLean, Virginia) and registered with the federal government since April 2002. The company specializes in providing comprehensive technical assistance, advisory services, training, and direct program implementation across multiple development sectors to support U.S. foreign policy objectives globally. Creative Associates works primarily in regions experiencing political transitions, conflicts, or economic challenges, leveraging partnerships with local organizations to deliver sustainable development solutions and enhance community engagement in areas such as education, governance, economic growth, conflict prevention, and humanitarian assistance.

Through federal contract awards, Creative Associates International has demonstrated substantial capability in implementing large-scale international development programs funded primarily by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State, and U.S. Missions abroad. Recent significant contract awards include two $50.4 million delivery orders under the SWIFT 6 vehicle issued in January 2025 by USAID/OTI to support targeted programming engagements in West and Central Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean; a $39.9 million contract for the USAID Local Governance Solutions Project in El Salvador awarded by USAID/Central America Regional Support Services in October 2024; a $37.8 million "Sembrando Esperanza" contract for Honduras violence prevention and migration programming awarded by the U.S. Mission in Honduras in August 2022; a $48.8 million "Learn to Read Activity" contract supporting education improvements in Nigeria awarded by the U.S. Mission in Mexico in February 2022; a $39.9 million Technical Assistance Program for education and youth reforms in Jordan awarded by the U.S. Mission in Jordan in May 2021; a $70 million USAID/OTI Littorals Regional Initiative task order supporting community resilience in coastal regions awarded in March 2021; a $134.9 million Central America Regional Initiative contract supporting civil society and governance awarded by USAID in May 2021; and a $19 million Local Capacity Development activity in Vietnam awarded by the U.S. Mission in Vietnam in November 2023. Additionally, Creative Associates holds a contract with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs valued at $5.2 million for a community-oriented policing program in the West Bank, awarded in June 2024 with a completion date of July 2028. Most contracts do not utilize set-aside designations, and subcontractors typically include local non-profit organizations and universities such as Arizona State University to enhance technical expertise and community implementation capacity.

Through federal grant awards, Creative Associates International has secured cooperative agreements supporting international development objectives across diverse regions and sectors. The company was awarded a $11.6 million cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs beginning December 2025 for the "Labor Enforcement and Verification for Equitable Labor Rights (LEVEL)" project in Mexico, which will strengthen labor law enforcement and worker protections in key trade sectors under USMCA commitments, with subrecipient World Vision providing implementation support. USAID has awarded Creative Associates several significant cooperative agreements, including a $12.9 million "All Children Succeeding Activity" grant for basic education and civic engagement in Uzbekistan (October 2023 through September 2028), a Basic Education Activity cooperative agreement for strengthening non-governmental education services for Palestinian children in kindergarten through grade 6 (awarded September 2023, completing September 2027), a Civic Engagement Activity cooperative agreement with the U.S. Mission in Ethiopia (awarded March 2023, completed March 2025), a Sustainable Market Systems Development Activity cooperative agreement with the Regional Development Mission for Asia (awarded May 2022, completing May 2027), and a Burkina Faso Governance Activity cooperative agreement with the U.S. Mission in Senegal aimed at strengthening government legitimacy and institutional capacity (awarded July 2021, terminated February 2025). These grants support education, governance, economic development, and civic participation objectives across USAID's global portfolio.

Creative Associates International holds multiple high-value indefinite delivery contract vehicles that enable rapid deployment of services across federal agencies and regions. The company was awarded a $999.9 billion ceiling Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract under the General Services Administration's OASIS+ Unrestricted government-wide multiple-agency contract program in April 2025, extending through April 2030, which provides international development and technical assistance services across federal agencies. Under the USAID Office of Transition Initiatives, Creative Associates holds the $5 billion Support Which Implements Fast Transition 6 (SWIFT 6) IDIQ contract (awarded August 2024, extending through February 2025 with 10-year ordering period), which supports targeted, limited-term programming for crisis response and transition initiatives in regions such as West and Central Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean. The company also holds the $800 million Programming for Prevention and Peacebuilding (P4P2) IDIQ contract (awarded May 2023, extending through February 2025) under USAID's Office of the Assistant Administrator for enabling innovative peacebuilding and conflict prevention interventions globally. Additionally, Creative Associates holds the $800 million Central America Regional Support Services (CARSS) IDIQ single-award contract (awarded November 2023, completing February 2025) for technical assistance and program implementation supporting USAID's development objectives in Central America. The company maintains the $475 million Active Communities - Effective States (ACES) IDIQ single-award contract (awarded February 2022, completing February 2025) under the U.S. Mission in Mexico for governance, transparency, and accountability programs. Creative Associates also holds the $300 million Reading for East Africa's Development (READ) IDIQ multiple-award contract (awarded January 2023, completing January 2028) under the U.S. Mission in Kenya for improving basic education and reading outcomes in East African countries including Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Tanzania. The company maintains the $37.8 million Sembrando Esperanza IDIQ single-award contract for Honduras programming (awarded July 2022, completing February 2025). Finally, Creative Associates holds a $2 million Federal Supply Schedule contract with the General Services Administration's Federal Acquisition Service (awarded December 2021, completing December 2026) providing management and financial consulting services across 17 labor categories at hourly rates ranging from $66.70 to $240.87 per hour, supporting procurement of technical assistance and advisory services for USAID and the Department of State.