Ashraf E Soos

Ashraf E. Soos serves as a Contract Specialist within USAID/Caucasus–Georgia, where he plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional capacity and promote sustainable development through strategic procurement. He manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions for technical assistance and advisory services, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s adaptive program management principles. His portfolio primarily supports governance, economic resilience, and green economy initiatives, often involving complex, performance-based contracts with local and international partners aligned with U.S. foreign assistance objectives. Ashraf collaborates with a diverse range of service providers, including professional consulting firms, technical implementation partners, and specialized construction contractors. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for non-set-aside awards, indicating a focus on competitive, open solicitations that prioritize technical merit and value over socioeconomic designations. He cultivates long-term vendor relationships with firms capable of delivering high-quality, context-specific solutions in governance, economic policy, and infrastructure development, often requiring cross-sectoral expertise and local market knowledge. His procurement activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in professional and technical services, particularly under NAICS 541990, which encompasses a broad array of advisory, analytical, and capacity-building services. He also regularly procures specialized construction services under NAICS 237130 for energy and communication infrastructure, as well as management consulting and public sector support under NAICS 541618 and 922110. These patterns reveal deep expertise in acquiring services that enhance public sector efficiency, institutional transparency, and sustainable development outcomes. Ashraf’s contracting approach reflects a strategic emphasis on technical excellence and programmatic alignment over socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of his awards issued under open competition. This underscores his focus on mission-critical outcomes and the selection of vendors best equipped to deliver complex, high-impact development solutions in Georgia’s evolving institutional landscape.