Daniel Assefa

Daniel Assefa serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Mission Operations and Administrative Affairs (MOAA), supporting the agency’s global development mission through strategic acquisition of technical and advisory services. He manages the full lifecycle of contracts aligned with governance reform, institutional capacity building, and policy advisory initiatives, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities. His acquisitions focus on high-impact professional services that strengthen public sector institutions in partner nations, including needs assessments, training design, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and technical support for democratic governance programs. As a central figure in MOAA’s contracting operations, he ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing USAID’s mission of sustainable international development. Assefa maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary contractor providing specialized technical assistance and institutional strengthening services. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for established, high-capacity service providers with demonstrated expertise in international development contexts. These partnerships are typically structured as task order contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) vehicles, enabling responsive, scalable support for dynamic field operations and policy engagements across multiple countries. Assefa’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, with no reliance on 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic focus on securing specialized technical expertise from firms with proven international experience, prioritizing capability and performance over socioeconomic classifications. While small business participation is not formally targeted, all procurements remain fully compliant with FAR requirements and agency-wide small business goals. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing governance diagnostics, election support, public financial management, and civic engagement advisory services. He specializes in procuring high-level technical assistance that bridges policy design with on-the-ground implementation, ensuring that USAID’s institutional development efforts are evidence-based, locally adapted, and sustainably embedded.