Jorge Dulanto-Hassenstein

Jorge Dulanto-Hassenstein serves as a Contracting Officer for USAID/Philippines (Agency Code: 720492), where he plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through expert-led technical assistance and institutional capacity building. He manages the full lifecycle of procurements for professional, scientific, and technical services that support governance reform, financial systems strengthening, climate resilience, and public administration modernization. His acquisitions are strategically aligned with USAID’s priority areas, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations while advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives in the Philippines. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable due to data limitations, Dulanto-Hassenstein routinely engages with a diverse pool of domestic and international firms specializing in development consulting, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and technical training services. His contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, competitive bidding, and adherence to transparency standards, fostering partnerships with firms capable of delivering high-impact, context-specific solutions in complex development environments. Dulanto-Hassenstein’s procurement portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside contracts, indicating a focus on open competition and technical merit rather than socioeconomic set-asides. This approach prioritizes the selection of the most qualified offerors based on capability, experience, and value, consistent with USAID’s global procurement guidelines and the need for specialized expertise in technical assistance programs. His primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a broad spectrum of development-related services including institutional diagnostics, stakeholder engagement frameworks, capacity-building workshops, and results-based monitoring systems. He specializes in acquiring high-caliber technical expertise to support public sector reform and resilience initiatives, ensuring that USAID’s interventions are evidence-based, locally grounded, and sustainably implemented.