Ali M. Ali

Ali M. Ali serves as a Regional Acquisition & Assistance Specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Nairobi, where he leads the design, solicitation, and award of professional services contracts critical to advancing development objectives across Kenya and East Africa. His role centers on executing complex, performance-based acquisitions that support private sector growth, public health system strengthening, democratic governance, and climate resilience initiatives. Ali manages a diverse portfolio of consulting and technical assistance contracts, primarily procuring expert services through competitive solicitations under FAR and USAID’s Acquisition Regulation, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities and local stakeholder engagement. Ali maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key provider of specialized technical and operational support services. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for established, high-capacity contractors capable of delivering multi-disciplinary, cross-border expertise in areas such as institutional capacity building, data-driven program monitoring, and market systems development. He collaborates closely with these vendors to ensure deliverables meet rigorous performance metrics and local context requirements, fostering long-term, results-oriented partnerships grounded in accountability and adaptive management. Ali’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 81.3% of awards issued under no set-aside conditions, while 18.8% are awarded through 8(a) competed pathways. This balance demonstrates a strategic commitment to leveraging both large, experienced firms and certified small businesses, particularly those with demonstrated expertise in international development contexts. His approach prioritizes capability and performance over socioeconomic status alone, while still actively integrating 8(a) participants where their technical capacity aligns with program needs. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561990 (All Other Support Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing a broad range of technical consulting, monitoring and evaluation, policy analysis, and systems integration services. Ali specializes in acquiring domain-specific expertise in electoral integrity, health system strengthening, climate adaptation, and private sector facilitation, ensuring that USAID’s interventions are evidence-based, locally led, and sustainably implemented.