The World Bank’s top 10 US contractors in 2020

Continuing the coverage of the World Bank's top contractors, Devex has analyzed its major contract awards to identify the top U.S. suppliers last year. The results show that in the 2020 fiscal year, the United States ranked 21st as a World Bank supplier country and U.S.-based companies were awarded 96% less funding than their Chinese counterparts. The bank awarded $74.1 million for 53 major contracts to U.S. suppliers, excluding contracts that are subject to the bank’s review after procurement. Of the total awarded funding, 70% or $69.8 million went to nonprofits and firms, while the remaining $4.3 million was awarded to individual consultants. A trend analysis of the past three years indicates that the total value of contracts awarded to U.S.-based suppliers has declined since 2018. U.S. contractors largely won contracts in South Asian countries such as Bangladesh and India, as well as African countries such as Angola and Kenya. These ranged from project implementation services and impact evaluation to the delivery of goods such as medical ventilators. The top 10 contractors accounted for 49% of the total contract amount awarded to U.S.-based firms and consultants in 2020. The list excludes one multilateral agency: UNICEF, which has its headquarters in New York City and came out as the top World Bank contractor in 2020 with $16.7 million. The U.S. Agency for International Development implementers that often won World Bank contracts in previous years — such as Creative Associates, Management Sciences for Health, Nathan Associates, Population Services International, and ACDI/VOCA — were not awarded any contracts in 2020. 1. Phillips Corp. Headquarters: Hanover, Maryland Number of contracts won in 2020: 2 Total value of contracts: $6.5 million In 2020, Phillips was awarded two contracts for milling machines worth $6.5 million — both under the Technology Center Systems Project in India. These two awards are the company’s only published World Bank contracts. 2. Aquatech Headquarters: Canonsburg, Pennsylvania Number of contracts won in 2020: 2 Total value of contracts: $6 million Aquatech was awarded two contracts worth almost $6 million for management, operation, and maintenance services related to the Water Sector Institutional Development Project (Phase II) in Angola. As with Phillips, these were the water technology company’s only contracts to date. 3. Pan American Development Foundation Headquarters: Washington, D.C. Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $5.7 million PADF is the nongovernmental organization arm of the Organization of American States. It won a $5.7 million contract under the Municipal Development and Urban Resilience Project in Haiti for technical and financial evaluation services. 4. Dynatest North America Inc. Headquarters: Starke, Florida Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $4.4 million Engineering consulting and testing company Dynatest was awarded $4.4 million for the purchase of heavy vehicle simulators under the Norte Grande Road Infrastructure Project in Argentina. 5. RTI International Headquarters: Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $3.1 million RTI International’s only contract in 2020, worth $3.1 million, was for consultancy services under the Hydrology Project (Phase III) in India. The research institute also won two contracts in 2018 worth $10.3 million for engineering consultancy services under the Bangladesh Urban Resilience Project. 6. Jhpiego Headquarters: Baltimore, Maryland Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $2.2 million Jhpiego, one of USAID’s top grantees, received $2.2 million in 2020 for a 12-month contract to mitigate sexual harassment in the workplace for the Integrated Feeder Road Development Project in Mozambique. 7. United States Pharmacopeial Convention Inc. Headquarters: Rockville, Maryland Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $2.2 million USP — a scientific nonprofit organization founded in 1984 and focused on the medicine supply chain — was awarded a consulting contract of $2.2 million in 2020 to support the National Quality Control Laboratory of Drugs, under a project for strengthening human development systems in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 8. Innovations for Poverty Action Headquarters: New Haven, Connecticut Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $2.1 million IPA was awarded a $2.1 million consultancy contract for development services and impact evaluation of business plans under the Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project. It is a research and policy nonprofit organization that works closely with different governments and policymakers. 9. Campbell Scientific Headquarters: Logan, Utah Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $2 million Campbell Scientific is a manufacturer and supplier of data loggers and data acquisition systems to create measurement systems. In 2020, the World Bank awarded the company a $2 million contract for the procurement of weather station equipment in Myanmar under the Ayeyarwady Integrated River Basin Management Project. 10. AFG International Inc. Headquarters: Washington, D.C. Number of contracts won in 2020: 1 Total value of contracts: $2 million AFG International, in consortium with a regional bureau for design in Iraq, received $2 million in 2020 for a contract related to technical audit consulting under the Emergency Operation for Development project in the country. Raquel Alcega contributed to this piece. Try out Devex Pro Funding today with a free 5-day trial, and explore funding opportunities from over 850+ sources in addition to our analysis and news content.