Contract for TA to a government agency[edit]
As the host government's agency is usually specialized in services to the beneficiary population (medical services, for example), its staff may not be equipped to undertake investments called for in the program, such as construction, equipment, or management of training and study tours. The government agency might therefore request USAID's assistance in these areas, and USAID could respond by contracting with a firm to supply the services requested.
USAID's technical office would collaborate with the government agency in drafting the specifications for what is needed (generically referred to as a "Scope of Work") and in determining whether the required services can be provided from the local market or whether the contract should be open to bids from the U.S. and other sources. USAID's contracting office would then advertise for bids, manage the selection of a contractor from among the competing bidders, sign the contract, and assign a technical-office staff member as its representative to oversee the contractor's performance. (If the work load permits, this staff member might be the same person who oversees USAID's financial assistance to the government agency