Franco Joshua S. Calixto

Franco Joshua S. Calixto serves as an Acquisition Specialist at USAID/Philippines, where he plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies aligned with the agency’s mission of advancing sustainable development and institutional capacity building. He manages the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives. His work centers on securing expert technical assistance to strengthen governance, financial management, infrastructure resilience, and climate adaptation initiatives across the Philippines. Calixto’s acquisitions are mission-driven, emphasizing outcomes that empower local institutions and promote long-term self-reliance. Calixto collaborates with a diverse array of international and local professional service providers, including consulting firms, technical assistance organizations, and research institutions specializing in public sector reform and development programming. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his contracting patterns reflect a preference for vendors with demonstrated expertise in institutional strengthening, capacity building, and sector-specific technical support. He fosters collaborative, performance-based relationships that prioritize accountability, innovation, and alignment with USAID’s strategic goals. Calixto’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified technical providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing expertise and delivery capacity over preferential categories. While he does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, his approach ensures rigorous merit-based evaluation consistent with USAID’s emphasis on programmatic effectiveness and value for investment. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a broad spectrum of development consulting, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, training design, and technical advisory services. He regularly procures expertise in public financial management, climate-resilient infrastructure planning, and governance diagnostics, ensuring USAID’s interventions are evidence-based, locally grounded, and sustainably implemented.