Marcus K. Barmes

Marcus K. Barmes serves as a Contract/Agreement Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA. In this role, he manages the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, ensuring alignment with USAID’s mission to strengthen international governance, institutional capacity, and democratic resilience. His responsibilities include soliciting, evaluating, and awarding contracts for technical assistance, policy advisory services, and institutional development programs. Barmes specializes in non-construction professional services, focusing on performance-based contracting methods and compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS). He works closely with program officers and technical teams to translate strategic development objectives into legally sound, competitively awarded agreements. Barmes maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary contractor delivering high-value technical services in governance and institutional reform. His procurement patterns reflect a preference for established, experienced service providers with demonstrated expertise in international development contexts. While he engages with a limited number of key vendors, his approach emphasizes performance accountability, deliverable-based outcomes, and long-term partnership sustainability rather than transactional vendor relationships. Barmes’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a strategic focus on open competition and merit-based selection. He does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, prioritizing technical capability and proven international implementation experience over socioeconomic classifications in award decisions. His procurement activity is exclusively focused on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing policy analysis, institutional assessment, capacity building, and technical advisory services for public sector reform. He specializes in acquiring expertise in democratic governance, electoral systems, public financial management, and emergency response coordination, ensuring that contracted services directly support USAID’s global development objectives.