Rade Knezevic

Rade Knezevic serves as Procurement Executive Officer for USAID/Macedonia (Agency Code: 720165), where he leads the planning, solicitation, and award of contracts that advance U.S. development objectives in North Macedonia. In this role, he ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement activities with USAID’s mission to strengthen micro, small, and medium enterprises, enhance institutional capacity, and promote transparent governance. Knezevic primarily manages professional services acquisitions, overseeing the selection of expert consultants and technical personnel to design and implement targeted development programs across economic growth, civic engagement, and public sector reform. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the dataset, Knezevic’s procurement portfolio consistently engages a broad range of international and local professional services firms with expertise in development programming, policy analysis, and organizational capacity building. His contracting approach emphasizes competitive, transparent processes and fosters partnerships with firms possessing demonstrated experience in post-conflict and transition economies, often requiring deep regional knowledge and multilingual capabilities. Knezevic’s set-aside preferences reflect a strong orientation toward open competition, with 93.8% of acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. The remaining 6.3% are reserved under the Local Area Set-Aside provision (FAR 26.2), indicating a targeted but limited preference for contractors based in North Macedonia, consistent with USAID’s emphasis on local ownership and sustainability. His procurement activity is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with secondary focus on management consulting services (NAICS 541611 and 541618). He specializes in securing high-caliber technical assistance for institutional strengthening, governance reform, and MSME development—procuring services that require specialized expertise in economic policy, public administration, and civil society engagement.