Common use of Partner Government Assistance Under PIO Agreements Clause in Contracts

Partner Government Assistance Under PIO Agreements. If activities under the agreement, or any part of the agreement, will be implemented by a partner government via a pass-through funding arrangement using that government’s own public financial-management system (including procurement), USAID should not rely solely upon the PIO’s assessment, oversight, and management of the partner-country government (see ADS 220.3.3.2.b). In all cases, USAID must still ensure and document an appropriate level of diligence, which should include review of, or participation in, a XXX’s assessment of the partner-country government’s public financial management system, technical capabilities, and monitoring and evaluation capacity.