M/OAA Foreign Operations CO Firehouse Team

The M/OAA Foreign Operations CO Firehouse Team serves as a specialized contracting unit within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA to execute mission-critical acquisitions that advance international governance, democratic engagement, and institutional capacity building. This team manages a portfolio of technical assistance contracts focused on personal services supporting foreign operations, including policy advisory, training, and emergency response coordination. Their acquisitions are strategically aligned with USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector institutions in partner nations, emphasizing flexible, performance-based contracting approaches to meet dynamic global development needs. The team maintains a primary working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key vendor providing specialized personal services in support of foreign operations. Their contracting pattern reflects a reliance on a single, high-capacity contractor with deep expertise in international development programming, suggesting a trusted, long-term partnership built on consistent performance and mission alignment. This relationship underscores a preference for proven, scalable service providers capable of delivering complex, context-sensitive technical assistance across multiple regions. The team’s procurement profile shows a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a focus on open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects a strategic prioritization of technical capability and mission readiness over socioeconomic targeting, consistent with the specialized and often time-sensitive nature of foreign operations contracting. Their primary NAICS code is 812990 (All Other Personal Services), reflecting a narrow but critical focus on expert-driven, non-commodity services such as governance advisory, electoral support, civil society engagement, and institutional strengthening. The team procures highly specialized human capital services requiring subject-matter expertise in international development, public administration, and crisis response, making their acquisitions central to USAID’s on-the-ground impact in fragile and emerging democracies.