Diana Ghandour

Diana Ghandour serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/West Bank and Gaza Mission, overseeing the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to advancing sustainable development and humanitarian stability in a high-risk operating environment. She manages a portfolio of contracts centered on institutional capacity building, infrastructure rehabilitation, and technical assistance, ensuring alignment with USAID’s strategic priorities in water and sanitation, urban resilience, and governance reform. Her work directly supports mission-critical objectives by facilitating the delivery of expert services that strengthen local institutions and promote long-term self-reliance. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Ghandour’s procurement patterns reflect a deliberate emphasis on partnerships with local and regional service providers, fostering deep engagement with entities capable of delivering context-sensitive technical solutions. Her contracting approach prioritizes agility, cultural competency, and community-based implementation, often engaging firms with proven experience in fragile and conflict-affected settings. Vendor relationships are characterized by long-term collaboration, performance-based outcomes, and adherence to USAID’s compliance and transparency standards. Ghandour exhibits a strong and consistent commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with 100% of her acquisitions structured under the Local Area Set-Aside provision (FAR 26.2), ensuring that contracting opportunities are reserved for businesses operating within the West Bank and Gaza. This policy maximizes local economic impact, builds indigenous capacity, and reinforces community ownership of development outcomes. Her contracting patterns reflect a deliberate strategy to empower small, locally rooted firms as primary implementers. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing engineering consulting, institutional assessments, training design, monitoring and evaluation, and technical advisory services. She specializes in acquiring high-value, non-commodity expertise to support complex, multi-stakeholder development initiatives in politically sensitive environments.