Basma L Zaiber

Basma L. Zaiber serves as a Personnel Assistant within USAID/Iraq, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional resilience and public service delivery through strategic human capital management. In this role, she facilitates the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services essential to deploying expert advisors and building local capacity in governance, accountability, and institutional development. Her responsibilities include coordinating procurement documentation, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and supporting the end-to-end lifecycle of contracts for technical assistance and advisory services. Zaiber’s work is integral to aligning personnel-related acquisitions with USAID’s broader objectives of sustainable institutional reform and local ownership. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Zaiber routinely engages with a diverse pool of professional services vendors specializing in governance, public administration, and capacity-building solutions. Her procurement activities involve close collaboration with international and local consulting firms, technical service providers, and subject-matter experts contracted to deliver performance management systems, democratic governance support, and institutional assessment tools. These partnerships are typically structured as task orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to ensure flexible, responsive technical support. Zaiber’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on merit-based selection rather than socioeconomic set-asides, prioritizing technical capability and program alignment over demographic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, all procurements remain compliant with FAR requirements for fair and open competition. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing advisory services in public sector reform, performance monitoring, institutional diagnostics, and technical training. She consistently procures expertise in governance frameworks, accountability systems, and public administration modernization, reflecting USAID/Iraq’s emphasis on sustainable, locally-led development.