Marco legal de contratación de USAID en Colombia y herramientas legales para mejorar el desempeño de los implementadores locales de USAID en Colombia

Abstract

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) works with a presidential mandate since 1962 in Colombia, towards “supporting the country’s efforts to transition from a conflict scenario into a long-lasting peace”. To achieve these objectives, the Agency uses both contractors and recipients (local and U.S. based) which are awarded cooperation instruments. These instruments are defined in the United States Government (USG) legal framework and are located in specific chapters within the Code of Federal regulations (CFR). The low level of knowledge and/or interaction with this Legal Framework from the local implementers of cooperation instruments is one of the causes for which the “nationalization” of the cooperation initiatives has not achieved a greater dynamic. This article will present an outlook in greater detail of said Legal Framework and the cooperation instruments that USAID has to operate in Colombia.