Fast Actor
AID's Office of Transition Initiatives uses a variety of tools to respond rapidly in Iraq and other countries in political transition:
- The Bullpen
- Twenty development experts, some of them retired AID employees, who can work up to 160 days a year to start programs, serve as short-term replacements for permanent staff and review strategy.
- Contractor Roster
- Under a pre-competed, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, OTI has a handful of contractors who can set up new programs in a matter of weeks. OTI has a $48 million pact with its primary Iraq contractor, Bethesda, Md.-based Development Alternatives International Inc.
- Less Red Tape
- OTI has authority under the 1961 Foreign Assistance Act to bypass many federal procurement and hiring rules. In Iraq, no OTI grants had been competitively awarded through late November.
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