Armen Karapetyan

Armen Karapetyan serves as an Acquisition Specialist at USAID/Armenia, where he plays a central role in executing technical assistance and capacity-building procurements aligned with the agency’s mission of advancing democratic governance, economic resilience, and sustainable development. He manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for professional services, policy advisory contracts, and institutional strengthening initiatives, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and USAID’s development objectives. His work directly supports programs in public administration reform, human rights, energy security, and strategic communications, prioritizing long-term systemic impact over infrastructure construction. Karapetyan maintains a primary contracting relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key provider of technical and analytical services supporting USAID’s programmatic goals. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in development consulting, policy analysis, and institutional capacity building. While he engages with a limited number of core contractors, his approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous evaluation criteria, and sustained vendor accountability to ensure alignment with USAID’s strategic priorities. His set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 93.3% of awards issued under open competition, reflecting a focus on technical merit and global competitiveness. Only 6.7% of his acquisitions utilize Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a selective but intentional approach to small business participation when it aligns with specialized capability requirements rather than socioeconomic targets. Karapetyan’s procurement activity is concentrated in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which accounts for half of his portfolio, underscoring his specialization in policy advisory, research, and technical consulting services. He also regularly procures engineering services (541330) and specialized communications solutions (517919), demonstrating deep expertise in development-focused professional services rather than construction or real estate. His work centers on securing high-value expertise to strengthen Armenian institutions through evidence-based, locally led solutions.