Abdul Kayum

Abdul Kayum serves as a Human Resources Assistant at USAID/Bangladesh, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional capacity and foster sustainable development through strategic human capital management. In his procurement role, he facilitates acquisitions for professional services critical to workforce development, organizational effectiveness, and technical assistance programs. His responsibilities include coordinating requirements definition, vendor outreach, and contract administration for HR-related services, ensuring alignment with USAID’s compliance standards and development objectives. He primarily supports non-clinical, capacity-building initiatives tied to governance, economic resilience, and community-level programming. Kayum maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary contractor providing specialized human resources, organizational development, and technical assistance services. His procurement pattern reflects a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in international development contexts, particularly those capable of delivering tailored HR systems, training curricula, and institutional strengthening interventions. He engages vendors through competitive solicitation processes, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and alignment with USAID’s local capacity-building goals. His contracting activity shows a strong orientation toward open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued under no set-aside status, reflecting a focus on merit-based selection of qualified providers. The remaining 12.5% of awards are competed under the 8(a) program, indicating a measured but intentional commitment to small business participation, particularly for firms with specialized developmental expertise in human capital management. Kayum’s procurement portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing HR consulting, organizational diagnostics, leadership training, and workforce planning services. He procures technical assistance solutions designed to enhance public sector human resource systems, performance management frameworks, and institutional governance structures, aligning closely with USAID’s broader objectives in governance and economic resilience.