Esdras Medaius

Esdras Medaius serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Haiti, where he plays a pivotal role in designing and managing procurement strategies that align with the agency’s mission of building sustainable institutional capacity in Haiti. He specializes in non-construction technical assistance contracts, particularly those involving professional services to support governance, public health systems, rule of law, and economic development initiatives. His work centers on deploying U.S. and third-country national experts through personal services contracts and other assistance mechanisms, ensuring that technical interventions are both mission-critical and compliant with federal acquisition regulations. Medaius collaborates with a diverse array of contractors, including international consulting firms, specialized technical service providers, and local Haitian organizations capable of delivering on-the-ground expertise. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for flexible, performance-based arrangements that prioritize subject-matter proficiency over rigid deliverables. He frequently engages vendors with demonstrated experience in public sector reform, electoral integrity, and infrastructure resilience, fostering partnerships that emphasize adaptability and local engagement in complex operational environments. Medaius’s procurement portfolio shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of his acquisitions awarded under open, unrestricted competition. This reflects USAID/Haiti’s operational context, where the urgency of technical assistance needs often requires access to the broadest possible pool of qualified providers, including multinational firms and local entities without formal small business certifications. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), 541820 (Public Relations Agencies), and 811310 (Commercial and Industrial Machinery Repair and Maintenance). These categories underscore his specialization in governance support services, strategic communications, and maintenance of critical non-electronic infrastructure—areas essential to USAID’s long-term development objectives in Haiti.