Naseer Sardari

Naseer Sardari serves as an Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development/Afghanistan (USAID/Afghanistan), where he plays a critical role in executing technical assistance and program support acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional capacity building. He manages a diverse portfolio of non-procurement instruments and contracts focused on public service delivery, including education, health, and community-based social services. His work ensures that USAID/Afghanistan’s interventions are implemented through qualified technical partners, with an emphasis on compliance, performance-based outcomes, and alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities. Sardari collaborates with a broad range of international and local service providers, including professional consulting firms, technical assistance contractors, and civil society organizations. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, his engagements typically involve firms with demonstrated expertise in program design, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional strengthening. He fosters long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering adaptive, context-sensitive solutions in complex operating environments, prioritizing organizational capacity and local engagement over transactional service delivery. Sardari’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of his acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside.” This approach underscores a strategic focus on technical merit and performance capability rather than socioeconomic set-asides, though he remains compliant with all federal small business participation requirements. His procurement strategy emphasizes transparency, competitive fairness, and value-driven outcomes over mandated socioeconomically targeted awards. His primary NAICS focus areas include Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Administration of Education Programs (923110), Community Food Services (624210), and All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541990), alongside Business Support Services (561499). He routinely procures technical assistance, evaluation services, training programs, and operational support for public sector systems, demonstrating deep expertise in humanitarian and development programming contexts.