Kafia Khan

Kafia Khan serves as an HR Assistant at USAID/Bangladesh, supporting the agency’s human capital and operational procurement functions within its broader mission of sustainable development and institutional strengthening. While not a contracting officer, she plays a critical administrative and coordination role in facilitating HR-related acquisitions, including technical services for capacity building, training program delivery, and organizational development initiatives. Her work ensures alignment between human resource needs and procurement workflows, enabling timely support for USAID’s programs in governance, agriculture, and urban resilience. She routinely interfaces with procurement teams to validate requirements, manage vendor documentation, and maintain compliance with federal acquisition regulations for non-personal services. Kafia collaborates closely with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, the agency’s primary contractor for professional and technical services related to human resource systems, workforce development, and organizational assessments. Her engagement with this vendor reflects a consistent pattern of working with established firms capable of delivering specialized expertise in institutional capacity building and HR modernization. She supports a relationship characterized by long-term operational continuity, performance-based deliverables, and adherence to USAID’s technical standards for development programming. Kafia’s procurement activities reflect a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no preference for 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic categories. This aligns with USAID/Bangladesh’s strategic focus on securing high-caliber technical expertise from globally competitive vendors rather than prioritizing socioeconomic set-asides. Her workflow emphasizes merit-based selection grounded in technical capability and programmatic relevance over socioeconomic criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing HR consulting, organizational diagnostics, training design, and performance management systems. She supports the acquisition of services that enhance local institutional capacity, including workforce planning, leadership development, and public sector HR system modernization, directly advancing USAID’s mission of sustainable governance and resilient institutions.