Maka Beradze

Maka Beradze serves as a Human Resources Specialist with USAID/Iraq, playing a pivotal role in supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional capacity and public service delivery across Iraq. In this capacity, she leads the procurement of professional and technical services essential to human capital development, performance management systems, and governance training programs. Her acquisitions focus on securing expert advisors, organizational development consultants, and capacity-building specialists who align with USAID’s strategic priorities in democratic governance and institutional resilience. Beradze ensures that all procurements adhere to federal acquisition regulations while advancing local ownership and sustainable institutional outcomes. While specific contractor names are not disclosed in available records, Beradze routinely engages with a broad spectrum of professional services firms specializing in human resources, organizational design, and public sector capacity building. Her working relationships emphasize technical expertise over volume, prioritizing vendors with demonstrated experience in post-conflict institutional reform and local workforce development. She collaborates closely with program officers to define performance-based requirements and ensure alignment between procurement outcomes and mission objectives. Beradze’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit rather than socioeconomic preferences, consistent with USAID’s emphasis on technical excellence in international development engagements. While small business participation is not formally prioritized in her portfolio, she adheres to all applicable federal small business policies without exception. Her procurement activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541990, reflecting a deep specialization in procuring all other professional, scientific, and technical services—particularly in human capital management, leadership training, performance evaluation systems, and governance advisory services. She consistently sources experts in public administration reform, workforce development, and institutional performance metrics to support USAID’s long-term stabilization goals in Iraq.