How can a firm do business with USAID?
USAID does business through a variety of available federal mechanisms — each with their own distinct policies, forms, procedures and associated documents. The awards support programs of the bureaus of Global Health; Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade; Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance; Regional bureaus and our Missions world-wide. Each solicitation will include a description of the USAID objectives, instructions for submissions, evaluation factors (selection criterion against which your offer will be evaluated) and a point of contact. Business opportunities are pursued by responding to a specific solicitation for acquisition or assistance, and carefully following the instructions contained the document. The various solicitation types are categorized on the website at www.usaid.gov/business, on the right hand side the page click on the link for “Business Opportunities): Acquisitions – agency requirements for direct contracts are announced and solicited on http://www.f
