Sunil K. Xavier

Sunil K. Xavier serves as a Regional Contracting Officer for USAID/Dominican Republic, overseeing the acquisition of technical assistance and capacity-building services critical to the agency’s mission of advancing sustainable development and institutional strengthening. In this role, he manages the full lifecycle of contracts for professional and scientific services, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities including HIV/AIDS response, justice sector modernization, and government-to-government partnerships. His procurement portfolio emphasizes performance-based, results-driven acquisitions that support public sector reform and private sector engagement across the Dominican Republic. Mr. Xavier’s contracting approach centers on engaging a broad spectrum of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, local technical experts, and U.S.-based firms with regional expertise. He routinely partners with vendors specializing in public administration, health systems strengthening, and institutional capacity development, fostering collaborative relationships grounded in compliance, transparency, and measurable outcomes. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for firm-fixed-price and cost-reimbursement contracts tailored to complex, long-term development objectives. Mr. Xavier’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and value, rather than socioeconomic preferences, while still ensuring equitable access for all eligible vendors under FAR Part 15 procedures. His primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), reflecting a strong demand for advisory services in public health, governance, and institutional reform. He also procures specialized construction and pipeline transportation services to support infrastructure-linked development programs, demonstrating a multidisciplinary approach to achieving USAID’s development outcomes.