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Abt
Associates
Academy for Educational Development
AISAqua Foods, Inc.
BankWorld Inc.
Chemonics International
Emerging Markets Group
Development Alternatives Inc.
UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Institute for Inter-American Cooperation on Agriculture
International Medical Corps
International Relief and Development
International Resources Group
Management Systems International
Mendez England & Associates
New Mexico State Economic
Development Department
New York University
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Afghanistan
Alternative Livelihoods Program (ALP)
Building Recovery and Reform through Democratic
Governance (BRDG)
Instability Crisis and Recovery Program (ICRP)
Integrated Management for Results (IMRII)
Integrated Water and Coastal Zone Management
(IWCZM)
Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management
(IWCRM)
Prosperity, Livelihoods and Conserving Ecosystems
(PLACE)
Rural Agricultural Incomes with a Sustainable
Environment (RAISE Plus)
AISD
IQC MECHANISMS [PDF]
Afghanistan
Alternative Livelihoods Program (ALP)
Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI)
www.dai.com/work/project_detail.php?pid=98
The principal goal of the Alternative Livelihoods Development
Program is to accelerate broad based, sustainable regional
economic development in ways that provide new opportunities
for the Afghan population to seek livelihoods in the licit
economy. AISD will provide agribusiness and regional economic
development technical services to the project.
TASK
ORDER 1: Provide technical advice for establishment of Poultry
Bio-safety System, private feed mills, and commercial broiler
farm.
TASK ORDER 2: Eastern Afghanistan Poultry Sub-sector Assessment
and Strategy Development. AISD
conducted an assessment of the poultry sub-sector in Eastern
Afghanistan and designed a sector development strategy with
sector stakeholders identifying specific areas for critical
donor interventions.
Building
Recovery and Reform through Democratic Governance (BRDG)
Management Systems International
The purpose of this IQC is
to provide state-of-the-art expertise to promote democratic
governance in countries in all stages of political development,
to promote democratic governance, support Fragile States,
and to assist MCA candidate countries to qualify for MCA funding.
Technical services under the contract fall into three categories:
a) reinforcing legitimacy of state structure, policies, and
functions; b) public management; and c) strategic planning,
policy, and institutional reform
Instability
Crisis and Recovery Program (ICRP)
Management Systems International
www.msiworldwide.com/gral/cont_icrp.html
The recently established USAID Office of Conflict Management
and Mitigation (CMM) has relied heavily on several agency
procurement mechanisms to execute its activities. As a result,
CMM established the Instability, Crisis, Responses, Programs
(ICRP) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) to better serve
the office’s state fragility and conflict mitigation
needs. This IQC will enable CMM, USAID field Missions, USAID
Bureaus, other USAID operating units, and U.S. government
agencies to procure services relating to state fragility and
conflict mitigation-related short- and long-term technical
assistance (both in the field and in Washington), program
design and implementation, and the award and oversight of
grants.
ASID
TASK ORDER: Jamaica Sustainable Lending Program for Youth,
Improved Governance Through Citizen Security and Participation.
AISD is developing and implementing a sustainable lending
model and grant program for a community based lending program
to create economic opportunity for inner city communities,
with a focus on youth and young adult employment and entrepreneurship.
The Jamaica Governance project is aimed at addressing community-level
governance issues that contribute to crime, violence, and
corruption.
Integrated
Management for Results II (IMRII)
Management Systems International (MSI)
www.msiworldwide.com/imr2/
The purpose of IMR-2 is to assist USAID in strengthening and
further institutionalizing its "Managing for Results"
approach and practices, working with both Washington-based
offices and overseas missions. Under IMR-2, AISD will contribute
to the following result areas: Special forums; Policy Implementation
Support (Technical Assistance; Contract Management.
Integrated
Water and Coastal Resources Management (IWCRM)
Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI)
www.wateriqc.com/
The Integrated Water and Coastal Resources Management IQC
supports the USAID Office of Natural Resources, Bureau for
Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT/NRM Strategic
Objective (SO) 1, “Increased and Improved Protection
and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources,” with special
emphasis on Intermediate Result 1.4, “Increased Conservation
and Sustainable Use of Freshwater and Coastal Resources. AISD
will provide a range of technical services as a member of
the DAI consortium, including coastal resources management,
environmental monitoring and modeling, market access, enterprise
development, capture fishing and aquaculture, and aquatic
ecosystems management.
Integrated
Water and Coastal Resources Management (IWCRM)
Mendez England and Associates (ME&A)
www.water-mendezengland.com/P_MEA.htm
Prosperity,
Livelihoods and Conserving Ecosystems (PLACE)
Chemonics International
www.chemonics.com
The RAISE Plus Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) is a broad
based, multi-faceted, USAID field support mechanism. It is
designed to provide short and long-term technical assistance
that promotes the systemic shifts necessary to achieve more
competitive, prosperous and sustainable agricultural and rural
sectors in developing countries. RAISE Plus will focus on
environmentally sustainable, market driven development of
food and cash crops, livestock, forests, fisheries, tourism,
wildlife, and agribusinesses. AISD will provide services in
the fisheries and aquaculture sub-sector.
Rural
Agricultural Incomes with a Sustainable Environment (RAISE
Plus)
Abt Associates
www.raiseplus.com/
The RAISE Plus Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC) is a broad
based, multi-faceted, USAID field support mechanism. It is
designed to provide short and long-term technical assistance
that promotes the systemic shifts necessary to achieve more
competitive, prosperous and sustainable agricultural and rural
sectors in developing countries. RAISE Plus will focus on
environmentally sustainable, market driven development of
food and cash crops, livestock, forests, fisheries, tourism,
wildlife, and agribusinesses. AISD will provide services in
the fisheries and aquaculture sub-sector.
New
Mexico Chile Processing Plant Feasibility Study
State of New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD)
www.edd.state.nm.us
Assessed market demand and supply capacity to determine economic
feasibility of a chile processing plant for Northern New Mexico.
(2005)
New
Mexico Japan Trade Representative
State of New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD)
Office of International Trade (OIT)
www.edd.state.nm.us/index.php?/about/category/International%20Trade/
AISD has been awarded a contract by the New Mexico Economic
Development Department’s (NMEDD) Office of International
Trade (OIT) to facilitate and promote trade and investment
with Japan under NMEDD’s Focus Japan program. Focus
Japan is aimed at developing market-entry opportunities for
New Mexico companies into Japan by offering Japan-specific
trade counseling, assistance finding Japanese investors, partners,
importers/distributors, and sales agents, as well as market
briefings, product assessments, and matchmaking services.
AISD supports the New Mexico Japan Trade Representative based
in Tokyo. (2007-2008)
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Namibia
Seafood Diversification Study
Abt Associates
www.satradehub.org
Under the auspices of Abt’s Southern Africa Competitiveness
Hub program, AISD conducted an assessment of seafood markets
and marketing for the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine
Resources (MFMR). Conducted an analysis of the Namibian fisheries
industries’ capabilities relative to penetrating global
markets, and identified potential opportunities for the diversification
of the marketing, in terms of both products and markets, of
Namibian seafood products. (2005)
China
Investment Feasibility Studies for Aquatic Products
World Bank/Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Evaluate product, market, and
financial feasibility of proposed aquatics products investments.
(2003)
US
Seafood Traceability System
AISAqua Foods Inc.,
www.aisaqua.com
Development of seafood traceability system for a commercial
US seafood production and import company. Previous provided
services to develop an operations manual and recommendations
for operations control and business expansion. (2006)
Iraq
Marshland Restoration Project (IMRP)
Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI)
www.dai.com/work/project_detail.php?pid=86
Technical services in hatching and rearing of a native species,
Barbus Sharpeyi. (2005)
Iraq
Community Action Program (ICAP)
International Resources Group
www.usaid.gov/iraq/accomplishments/cap.html
Designed, organized and facilitated a series of 3 workshops
in Amman, Jordan, for the $70 million Iraq Community Action
Program (ICAP), supporting community participation in reconstruction
and development. (2003-2004)
Philippines
Study on Options for Automating Traceability in Marine Aquarium
Fish Trade
Academy for Educational Development (AED)
www.aed.org/Projects/dotORG.cfm
Under the Dot.org program, AISD conducted an assessment of
the feasibility of, and opportunities for using Information
Technology for identity preservation and traceability to transform
the marine aquarium trade in the Philippines. (2005)
Sri
Lanka and Indonesia: Assessment of Post-Tsunami Coastal Livelihood
Recovery and Development Opportunities
International Relief and Development (IRD)
www.ird-dc.org
Sri Lanka: Conducted an assessment of tsunami affected
communities in Sri Lanka, from Galle to Valaichenai (south
of Trincomalee), aimed at identify opportunities for project
assistance to support recovery of coastal communities and
fishing industries. AISD met with representatives of local
governments, community groups, relief organizations and
the local fisheries industry, and identified a range of
project investments that were presented to Government of
Sri Lanka, USAID and other donors. (2005)
Banda Aceh: Conducted an assessment of tsunami-affected
communities in and around Banda Aceh, as well as the former
Free Aceh Movement areas (GAM – Gherkin Aceh Media),
in order to identify sustainable livelihood recovery and
development opportunities. (2005)
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