Sam Nagwere

Sam Nagwere serves as a Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist at USAID/Afghanistan, where he leads the planning, solicitation, and award of complex technical assistance and infrastructure contracts aligned with the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional capacity building. He manages end-to-end procurement processes for high-priority programs in engineering services and critical infrastructure, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives. His work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities in governance, economic resilience, and humanitarian stability through expert-led interventions and performance-based contracting approaches. Nagwere collaborates with a diverse pool of international and local contractors specializing in civil engineering, power systems, and technical advisory services. He cultivates long-term partnerships with firms possessing proven experience in post-conflict reconstruction and adaptive program implementation, prioritizing vendors with demonstrated capacity to operate in complex, high-risk environments. His procurement approach emphasizes performance metrics, local workforce integration, and technical accountability, fostering vendor relationships grounded in transparency and results-driven deliverables. His contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of procurements conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. This reflects a strategic decision to prioritize technical capability and programmatic impact over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring access to the broadest possible pool of qualified providers with the expertise needed to deliver mission-critical services under challenging operational conditions. Nagwere’s primary procurement focus centers on NAICS 237130 (Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction) and NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services). He routinely solicits services related to grid modernization, transmission line installation, water and energy infrastructure design, and institutional engineering support for public sector institutions. His technical expertise lies in infrastructure resilience, systems integration, and the application of engineering standards to development contexts, ensuring that procured solutions are technically sound, sustainable, and aligned with Afghan regulatory frameworks.