Noor Hussain Jalal

Noor Hussain Jalal serves as an Acquisition Assistant with the U.S. Agency for International Development/Afghanistan (USAID/Afghanistan), supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through expert-led technical assistance and institutional capacity building. In this role, Jalal assists in the full lifecycle of procurement actions, from requirement development and market research to contract administration and compliance oversight. They primarily handle service-based acquisitions in the professional, scientific, and technical services domain, ensuring alignment with USAID’s strategic priorities in governance, education, health, and civil society empowerment. Jalal works closely with program officers and technical experts to translate mission objectives into actionable procurement strategies that adhere to federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s policy frameworks. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identified in the procurement data, Jalal engages with a broad spectrum of professional service providers, including consulting firms, technical advisors, and implementation partners delivering program design, monitoring, and evaluation services. Their procurement patterns reflect a preference for performance-based contracting and results-oriented deliverables, fostering collaborative vendor partnerships grounded in transparency, accountability, and adaptive management principles. Jalal’s contracting activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside awards, indicating a focus on open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This approach prioritizes selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and value, consistent with USAID’s global procurement guidelines and the need for specialized expertise in complex, high-risk operating environments. The primary NAICS categories under Jalal’s purview are 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services). These reflect a strong emphasis on procurement of technical advisory services, program management support, and specialized consultancy to strengthen Afghan institutions and improve public service delivery.