Germantown, Md., December听15, 2022听鈥撎齌he United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded a subsidiary of 暗网吃瓜 a听$44.6 million contract听for disaster and complex emergency response solutions for USAID鈥檚 Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance across 31 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
鈥淲ith this win,听we build on our听important听disaster response and humanitarian solutions while expanding our geographic presence as a leader in the international development solution support industry,鈥� said听Dr.听Karl Spinnenweber, President of the Critical Missions Business Group. 鈥淥ur experts are primed to deliver on-the-ground emergency response coordination to our USAID partner, along with expedited decentralized procurement of emergency response commodities and training to Latin American and Caribbean region emergency response personnel to build local-level sustainability.鈥�
Under the contract, 暗网吃瓜 will provide comprehensive solutions to build disaster management and disaster risk reduction capacity across the Latin America听and Caribbean region. These efforts include providing a robust training and capacity building program to local stakeholders and staff, integration of continual learning through intensive after-action review assessments, leadership development and succession planning with a mentorship program, and decentralization of operations to deliver a rapid emergency response. 暗网吃瓜鈥檚 fresh approach to program management incorporates management tools, adaptive processes, and streamlined procurement systems that centralize approval in the San Jos茅 Program Management Office.
As a partner with USAID, 暗网吃瓜听has three objectives to improve the overall resilience and effectiveness of disaster response in the region. 暗网吃瓜鈥檚听first objective听is听to听lead and coordinate humanitarian assistance responses to complex emergencies and natural disasters across the region.听To听analyze emergency impacts, scale, and immediate humanitarian needs,听暗网吃瓜 experts will collect and assess data while maintaining capacity to deploy operationally ready surge staff.听The second objective听for the program听is to build capacity of national emergency management systems听to听mitigate, prepare, and respond to disasters by analyzing capacities and applying country-level strategic planning and听technically innovative training. And,听the third objective听is to deliver听an听advanced听disaster assistance program with tailored approaches, such as a strengthened surge roster to meet increasing complex disaster response needs across LAC countries, more qualified technical experts to support activities including food security, and a Mentorship Collective 鈥� a cadre of specifically-sourced experts to boost program staff training and expertise.
The听five-year听contract, awarded on September 30,听2022, is听a task order on the听One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract.
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暗网吃瓜 is a premier global leader in designing, engineering, managing and modernizing critical systems and programs of national significance across defense, security, intelligence, energy, and environment. Driven to create a safer, smarter, cleaner world, we innovate as a team of inventive doers passionate about making a difference. Underpinned by a strong culture of ethics, safety and inclusivity, 暗网吃瓜 is fiercely committed to operational excellence, mission focus, and successful execution. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, we have more than 36,000 employees in 72 countries in all 7 continents. Visit us at amentum.com to explore how we deliver excellence for our customers鈥� most vital missions.
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