Safia M. Al-Saad

Safia M. Al-Saad serves as an HR Assistant within USAID/Jordan, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional capacity and technical expertise through targeted human capital development. In this role, she facilitates the procurement of personal services contracts essential to delivering development programs, particularly in areas requiring specialized advisory, training, and management support. Her responsibilities include coordinating HR-related acquisition processes, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations, and liaising with program officers to align staffing needs with strategic objectives. She primarily handles non-construction, non-supply acquisitions focused on professional services that enhance local governance and engineering capacity. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Al-Saad works closely with a range of professional service providers, including consulting firms, technical advisors, and human resource specialists who deliver capacity-building services under personal services contracts. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for experienced, vetted vendors capable of supporting long-term institutional development goals, often requiring security clearances, language proficiency, and regional expertise in Jordan’s public sector context. Al-Saad’s procurement activity is entirely aligned with open competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside,” indicating a focus on merit-based selection rather than socioeconomic preferences. This approach prioritizes technical capability and program alignment over small business set-asides, though it does not preclude participation from small or disadvantaged firms that meet stringent performance criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services), reflecting a strong emphasis on hiring individual consultants, technical experts, and professional service providers for short- and medium-term assignments. A secondary focus on NAICS 922130 (Legal Counsel and Prosecution) underscores her involvement in acquiring legal advisory services to support compliance, contract governance, and regulatory frameworks. These categories reveal deep expertise in procuring high-skill, knowledge-based services critical to USAID’s institutional strengthening agenda in Jordan.