Manuel Omar Trigo

Mr. Manuel Omar Trigo serves as a procurement specialist for USAID/Dominican Republic, where he plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional strengthening through strategic contracting. He manages a diverse portfolio of technical assistance and capacity-building acquisitions, primarily focused on public sector reform, health system resilience, and justice sector modernization. His work centers on securing professional services that support government-to-government partnerships and long-term institutional capacity, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities in the Dominican Republic. Trigo routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring deep technical expertise and local stakeholder engagement. Mr. Trigo collaborates with a broad range of international and local professional service providers, including consulting firms, technical implementers, and research institutions specializing in public administration, HIV/AIDS programming, and governance reform. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his procurement patterns reflect a preference for experienced, mission-aligned partners with demonstrated capacity in Latin American contexts. He fosters collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance metrics and adaptive management principles, ensuring flexibility in dynamic development environments. Mr. Trigo’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit and program impact over preference-based set-asides. While he does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his approach aligns with USAID’s global procurement policy favoring competitive, transparent, and results-driven acquisition practices. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing a wide array of technical consulting, monitoring and evaluation, training, and policy analysis services. He also procures specialized technical consulting under NAICS 541690 and limited construction services under NAICS 236220. His expertise lies in securing high-impact, knowledge-intensive services that enhance Dominican public institutions’ ability to deliver sustainable, locally-led development outcomes.