Daniel Harter

Daniel E. Harter serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Agency for International Development’s mission in Nairobi, overseeing the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to advancing sustainable development across Kenya and East Africa. He manages a portfolio of complex, performance-based contracts designed to support private sector growth, public health system strengthening, democratic governance, and climate resilience initiatives. His acquisitions primarily involve high-level consulting services requiring technical expertise in economic policy, electoral systems, and environmental sustainability, ensuring alignment with USAID’s strategic objectives and donor compliance standards. Harter maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary contractor delivering specialized technical assistance across multiple development domains. His procurement pattern reflects a preference for established, experienced firms capable of delivering mission-critical, long-term advisory services, often under task order or indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms. While he engages a limited number of prime contractors, his approach emphasizes performance accountability, deliverable-based outcomes, and adherence to U.S. government standards for international development programming. Harter’s contracting activity is exclusively classified under “No Set-Aside,” indicating a strategic focus on full and open competition rather than socioeconomic preferences. This reflects the mission’s emphasis on securing subject-matter expertise and operational capacity over socioeconomic targeting, even as USAID maintains broader small business goals at the institutional level. His procurement decisions prioritize technical merit, past performance, and alignment with programmatic needs over set-aside categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. The overwhelming majority of his acquisitions fall under NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services—particularly in economic analysis, institutional capacity building, and monitoring and evaluation. He procures high-caliber consulting services requiring advanced analytical, policy, and field implementation expertise, with minimal activity in financial vehicles or engineering construction. His domain expertise centers on evidence-based development programming and results-driven service delivery in complex international environments.