Arkadi S. Ter-Zakaryan

Arkadi S. Ter-Zakaryan serves as a Procurement Assistant with USAID/Armenia, supporting the agency’s mission to advance democratic governance, economic resilience, and sustainable development through strategic acquisition of technical assistance and capacity-building services. In this role, he facilitates the end-to-end procurement lifecycle for non-construction contracts, including solicitation preparation, vendor coordination, compliance review, and contract administration. His work directly enables USAID’s technical programs in public administration reform, human rights, energy security, and strategic communications, ensuring timely and compliant acquisition of professional services aligned with U.S. foreign assistance objectives. Ter-Zakaryan maintains a primary working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key vendor providing specialized technical support services in governance and institutional strengthening. His procurement patterns reflect a consistent reliance on this contractor for mission-critical advisory services, indicating a stable, performance-based partnership grounded in technical expertise rather than commodity procurement. He collaborates closely with program officers to align contracting strategies with program goals, fostering a collaborative acquisition environment focused on outcomes over inputs. His procurement activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a deliberate alignment with USAID’s mandate to prioritize technical merit and institutional capacity over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring that procurement decisions are driven by programmatic need and vendor capability rather than certification status. Ter-Zakaryan’s primary procurement focus is classified under NAICS 441110 (New Car Dealers), which appears to be a misclassification or system anomaly, as USAID/Armenia does not procure automotive goods. The actual scope of his acquisitions centers on professional services in governance, policy advisory, and institutional development. This discrepancy suggests a need for NAICS code correction, but his domain expertise remains firmly rooted in technical assistance contracting for public sector reform and development programming.