Erik Markovs

Erik Markovs serves as a Contracting Officer for USAID/Colombia (Agency Code 720514), where he leads the acquisition and management of professional services critical to advancing sustainable development and institutional resilience. His portfolio centers on technical assistance, policy advisory, and cross-sectoral program design, aligning with USAID’s mission to strengthen Colombia’s economic transformation, environmental sustainability, and governance frameworks. Markovs specializes in non-construction professional services, managing complex procurements under full and open competition to ensure value, transparency, and alignment with U.S. foreign assistance objectives. His primary contractor relationships are anchored with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a trusted partner delivering high-impact technical services across multiple domains. Markovs fosters long-term, performance-driven partnerships with firms capable of delivering specialized expertise in policy analysis, program evaluation, and systems design. While he maintains a preference for established, high-capacity vendors with proven track records in international development, his contracting approach emphasizes accountability, deliverable-based outcomes, and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Markovs consistently pursues full and open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This reflects a strategic emphasis on accessing the broadest possible pool of qualified technical expertise rather than socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. His approach underscores USAID’s need for scalable, high-quality services in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. His procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), complemented by significant activity in architectural services (541310) and engineering services (541330). He regularly acquires technical consulting, climate-smart agriculture planning, institutional capacity building, and infrastructure design services, demonstrating deep domain expertise in development programming that bridges technical engineering, policy innovation, and local stakeholder engagement.