Jack Adrien

Jack M. Adrien serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Haiti, where he plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional resilience and sustainable development through strategic procurement of technical expertise. He manages a diverse portfolio of contracts and cooperative agreements focused on professional services that support governance, public health, rule of law, economic opportunity, and infrastructure initiatives. His work centers on securing specialized U.S. and third-country national personnel to deliver on-the-ground technical assistance, ensuring that USAID’s interventions are both technically sound and locally contextualized. Adrien’s acquisitions are primarily performance-based, emphasizing outcomes-driven contracting under the Federal Acquisition Regulation and USAID’s Automated Directives System. Adrien collaborates with a broad spectrum of professional services firms, including international consulting organizations, technical implementation partners, and local Haitian capacity-building entities. His contractor relationships are characterized by long-term, mission-aligned partnerships rather than transactional engagements, with a preference for firms demonstrating deep sectoral expertise and proven field experience in fragile contexts. He frequently works with vendors capable of delivering complex, adaptive programming that requires high levels of coordination with Haitian government institutions and civil society actors. Adrien’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside.” While he does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB, his approach ensures broad market access and competitive rigor, aligning with USAID’s global emphasis on technical excellence over socioeconomic targeting. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services—particularly in governance, electoral support, and public administration capacity building. He also procures specialized services under NAICS 517919 and 561612, reflecting occasional needs for communications infrastructure and security support in high-risk environments. His technical domain expertise centers on institutional strengthening through expert personnel deployment, making him a key conduit for delivering USAID’s development objectives in Haiti.