The U.S. Department of State and USAID have a budget $37.6 billion for 2018

December 27, 2017 | Humanitarian & Aid, OVERSEAS INTEL

Professional Overseas Contractors

The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) help bolster our national security, secure our borders, and advance our economic interests across the globe. The combined budget request of $37.6 billion for Fiscal Year 2018 reflects the President’s commitment to a leaner, more efficient government, and ensures that every tax dollar spent is aligned with the Administration’s foreign policy objectives.

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The budget request supports the President’s “America First” vision with a commitment to four key national priorities:

Defending U.S. National Security

Supports the strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and other terrorist organizations, including efforts to destroy ISIS strongholds at its core in Iraq and Syria; degrade the branches and affiliates that have taken hold in multiple regions; address instability in key partner nations that these organizations seek to exploit; and ensure these entities do not establish footholds that undermine United States’ interests.
Supports security sector assistance in our efforts to address shared security threats with partner nations, in close coordination with the Department of Defense.
Invests in a comprehensive effort to shut down transnational criminal organizations and illicit pathways to American borders, reducing the flow of illegal migration and illicit goods that threaten the United States’ safety and security.
Protects Americans by ensuring operational and personnel safety at our facilities abroad and strengthening cybersecurity.

Asserting U.S. Leadership and Influence

Upholds the United States’ commitments to key partners and allies, including NATO, and fosters strategic partnerships to advance shared interests.
Maintains the United States’ leadership in shaping global humanitarian and development priorities while encouraging our allies and partners to increase their share.
Improves global health; prevents the spread of infectious disease; fulfills the United States’ commitment to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance; and funds the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, including the commitment to the Global Fund to Fight HIV, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Fostering Opportunities for U.S. Economic Interests

Supports policies that promote fair and balanced trade relationships and that improve supply chains, energy trade and security, private sector markets and productivity, and private sector partnerships.
Ensures a level playing field for American workers and businesses by fighting corruption, promoting rule of law, transparency, and accountability, and strengthening market-oriented and governance institutions to enable positive economic reforms.
Supports the Consular and Border Security Program, which facilitates legitimate travel to and from the United States.

Ensuring Effectiveness and Accountability to the U.S. Taxpayer

Maximizes the use of public funds by streamlining State Department and USAID administrative costs.
Enhances our overall security posture by enabling construction of new secure facilities abroad.
Provides flexibility for some foreign military financing in the form of either grants or loans to reduce costs to American taxpayers, while potentially allowing recipients to purchase more American-made weaponry with assistance from the United States government, but on a repayable basis.

Contract Award: Three U.S. Embassy construction projects worth $915.4 million

November 8, 2017 | CONTRACTS, Humanitarian & Aid

U.S. Embassy

According to the U.S. State Department, the contractor has been awarded 3 U.S. Embassy renovation and construction projects in Kenya, Mexico and Greece worth $915.4 million. Construction projects are scheduled for 2021 and 2022.

The locations and details of these projects are listed below.

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Caddell Construction Awarded U.S. State Department Project in Nairobi, Kenya

Caddell has been awarded a contract for the design-build of major additions & upgrades to the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Primary scope elements include a new office annex, a support annex, expansion to the existing Marine Guard Quarters, service compound access control, a utility building, a parking structure, and a perimeter wall. Caddell will also perform renovations to the existing Chancery and USAID buildings. Caddell will build these new facilities while the embassy continues full operations. Caddell’s design partner is Integrus Architecture with headquarters in Spokane, Washington. Project completion is scheduled for 2021.

Contract amount: $153.1M

Caddell Construction Awarded U.S. State Department Project in Mexico City, Mexico

Caddell Construction has been awarded a contract for construction of a New U.S. Embassy in Mexico City, Mexico. Primary project elements include a new office building with a Marine Security Guard residence and secure support annex; an underground parking structure and maintenance & warehouse facilities; four campus access pavilions: a large library; a utility building; a police barracks; perimeter walls and fences; paved courtyards, and other landscaping. The project is scheduled for completion in 2022.

Contract amount: $554.7M

Caddell Construction Awarded U.S. State Department Project in Athens, Greece

Caddell has been awarded a contract for the renovation of the existing historic U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, as well as major new additions and upgrades. Primary scope items include renovation and rehabilitation of the office building chancery, renovation and a major new addition to the office annex, a new entrance pavilion and connector between the chancery’s north and south wings, a new main compound access control facility, and security upgrades for the Marine Guard Quarters and three existing compound access control facilities. Caddell must perform the work in carefully managed phases to allow the embassy to continue full operations during the construction and renovation activities.

Project completion is currently scheduled for 2022.

Contract amount: $207.6M

Contract Award: USAID contract to provide English language training at the U.S. Embassy in Mozambique

March 14, 2017 | CONTRACTS, Humanitarian & Aid

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a prime contract to provide English language training to foreign national employees that work at the U.S. Embassy in Mozambique.

USAID employees lead and support critical humanitarian aid programs throughout Mozambique. USAID has been a leader in changing the course of Mozambique’s future, which is one of the poorest nations in Africa, since the end of its long civil war. USAID also manages several vital programs that support vulnerable populations, including programs that provides food, shelter, medical aid, protection and education for over 46,000 homeless children.

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