Nichols Liu – COVID-19 crisis is a “once in a lifetime” event that is having an enormous impact on USAID’s implementing partners (IPs). This article describes how USAID’s Office of Acquisition and Assistance (OAA) can – and should – revise or remove ceilings on Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreements (NICRAs) to ensure continuity of IP operations to support the agency’s mission. These concepts apply equally for contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.
