DevKant Sharma

DevKant Sharma serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID/India), supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through technical assistance and institutional strengthening. He manages the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to building resilient public systems in health, environment, education, and infrastructure. His portfolio centers on evidence-based policy development, capacity building, and innovation partnerships with local Indian institutions and global experts. Sharma’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with USAID/India’s priorities in climate-resilient infrastructure, forest management modernization, and pandemic preparedness, ensuring that contracts deliver high-impact, locally grounded solutions. Sharma collaborates with a diverse range of contractors, including international development consultants, research institutions, and technical service providers with deep domain expertise in public sector reform and systems strengthening. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his contracting patterns reflect a preference for agile, mission-aligned partners capable of delivering adaptive, context-sensitive interventions. He engages firms with proven track records in participatory design, data-driven monitoring, and institutional capacity assessment, fostering long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance and accountability. Sharma’s procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions conducted under non-set-aside authorities. He does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, instead emphasizing technical merit, local relevance, and value for investment. This approach ensures that procurement decisions are driven by programmatic impact rather than socioeconomic criteria, aligning with USAID’s global standards for efficiency and results. His primary focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing technical advisory services, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and systems design. He procures specialized expertise in environmental sustainability, public health systems, education reform, and climate adaptation planning, ensuring that USAID/India’s interventions are informed by rigorous science and grounded in local institutional realities.