Encouraging Global Anti-corruption and Good Governance Efforts
Dates of Implementation: March 14, 2008 – March 13, 2013
Prime Contractor: Casals
Other Consortium Subcontractors:
The Asia Foundation
AMIDEAST—focuses on governance work in the Middle East
Boston University School of Public Health—focus on health sector related anti-corruption mainstreaming
Claro and Associates, Inc.—global health work in Asia
Commonwealth Trading Partners, Inc.—border security/customs
EAM, Inc./Mosley and Associates—auditing firm (small business)
EDF Consulting, Inc.
The Emergence Group—Rule of law focus; law enforcement
Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
Eurasia Foundation
IFES—focus on election monitoring
International Decision Strategies, Inc. (IDS)—focus on political party work
Mendez England and Associates, Inc.—focus on local governance, institution building, and decentralization systems (small business)
UHY Advisors
Vanderbuilt University
World Resources Institute (WRI)—focus on research and capacity building in environmental, natural resource management, and social responsibility issues
Other IQC Award Holders and their Partners: Chemonics, Development Alternatives, Inc. , (DAI), Management Systems International (MSI), ARD, Inc. , QED Group LLC (Small Business)
THEMES AND REGIONAL FOCUS
Pact has been chosen as a partner under USAID’s Encouraging Global Anticorruption and Good Governance Efforts (ENGAGE) Indefinite Quantity Contract (IQC). The consortium leader is Casals and Associates, Inc.
The objective of ENGAGE is to promote good governance and reduce corruption in economic, political and social service sectors in three (3) areas:
- Promotion of transparency, accountability and effective governance through public financial, administrative and regulatory measures;
- Strengthening civil society’s capacity to advocate for government integrity, implement accountability and transparency programs, or oversee public functions and authorities;
- Mainstreaming anticorruption understanding and methodologies into other sectoral areas, such as environment and natural resource management, health, education, or democracy promotion.
POINT OF CONTACT
Pact H Q: David Jacobstein
Senior Program Manager, Civil Society LWA
djacobstein@pacthq.org
Prime: Michael C. Geertson, Jr.
Director, Business Development
Casals & Associates, Inc.
Office: +1.703.920.1234
Mobile: +1.571.278.0346
mgeertson@casals.com
