USAID Quality Assurance – Roles & Responsibilities

International Food Aid & Development Conference

Aug 3, 2010

Paul Vicinanzo202-567-4644

pvicinanzo@usaid.gov

• CAPIT Protocol (Container AID Product Improvement Team)

• USAID Worldwide Preposition Warehouse program

Topics

USAID programs: Set up in association with the Set up in association with the commercial industry to improve the quality of the Food commercial industry to improve the quality of the Food

Aid programs funded and directed under USAID.Aid programs funded and directed under USAID.

CAPIT Program History

• 2003/2004 – Abnormally high Losses of Bagged Corn/Beans - containerized

• Industry / US Government Team created to determine the causes and come up with solutions

• Group studied each segment of the shipping cycle

• Pilot program Implemented. Lengthy Trial period

• Tested various types of desiccants and absorbents

• Implemented special surveys / introduced data loggers

• Studied commercial practices and solutions

• Data collected over several years of testing

• Solutions were table / Protocol developed and refined

• CAPIT Protocol implemented/required in Booking Note. Mandatory requirement

• Since implementation no notable claims.

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CAPIT Loading Process

• USDA – Lake Charles, LA warehouse.

• USAID inherits US Gulf prepositioning program. Jacintoport, TX selected.

• USAID / Food for Peace establishes requirement for Overseas Preposition warehouse. Port of Dubai selected.

• USAID/ FFP establishes a Worldwide Emergency Food Aid warehouse program predicated on 2008 Farm Bill

• Worldwide contract awarded

• USAID establishes emergency preposition warehouse in Durban, SA

• 2010 USAID RFP for new Worldwide Preposition warehouse contract(s). Expected to be award for commencement in FY 2011.

Emergency Preposition Warehousing Program

History

Benefits• Shortened and more predictable

commodity purchase /shipping cycle(s)

• Regional location(s) accelerate emergency response times

• Added flexibility in programming of needed commodities.

Emergency Preposition Warehousing Program

East Africa(The Horn)

Southern Africa

Asia US Gulf

West Africa

Paul VicinanzoUSAID

Office of Acquisition and AssistanceTransportation Division

202-567-4644pvicinanzo@usaid.gov