Najeebullah Yousef

Najeebullah Yousef serves as an Acquisition & Assistance Specialist with USAID/Afghanistan (Agency Code 720306), where he plays a pivotal role in designing and managing procurement and assistance instruments that advance the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional capacity building. His work centers on acquiring technical assistance, advisory services, and program support critical to strengthening governance, economic opportunity, and civil society resilience across Afghanistan. He routinely handles complex, performance-based acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS), with a focus on long-term, mission-critical contracts that require deep subject matter expertise in agricultural systems and rural development. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, Yousef’s procurement activities involve engagement with a diverse range of international and local service providers, including technical consultants, research institutions, and implementation partners with proven experience in agricultural value chains, market systems development, and commodity regulation. His working relationships are characterized by a preference for performance-driven, results-oriented partnerships that align with USAID’s emphasis on local ownership and adaptive management. Yousef’s contracting patterns reflect a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside,” indicating a focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status. This approach prioritizes technical merit and programmatic impact over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with USAID’s operational context in complex, high-risk environments. His primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 926140—Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities—demonstrating deep expertise in procuring services related to agricultural policy reform, supply chain optimization, quality control systems, and market infrastructure development. He specializes in acquiring technical assistance to improve regulatory frameworks, enhance farmer access to markets, and strengthen institutional capacity within Afghanistan’s agricultural sector.