Tuna T. Rashad

Tuna T. Rashad serves as a Personnel Assistant within USAID/Iraq, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional resilience and public service delivery through targeted technical assistance. In this role, Rashad facilitates personnel-related procurement activities that enable the deployment of expert advisors and specialized technical services critical to governance, economic development, and democratic governance initiatives. Their work ensures timely acquisition of professional services necessary to staff and sustain long-term capacity-building programs across Iraq, coordinating closely with program officers and contracting specialists to align staffing needs with strategic objectives. Rashad collaborates with a diverse array of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, local Iraqi technical experts, and international NGOs delivering institutional development support. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, the nature of their role suggests consistent engagement with firms offering performance management, organizational development, and public administration advisory services. Their procurement patterns reflect a preference for flexible, task-based engagements that respond to evolving program requirements rather than long-term institutional contracts. Rashad’s procurement activities exhibit a 100% preference for non-set-aside contracts, indicating a focus on open competition to secure the most qualified professionals regardless of socioeconomic status. This approach prioritizes technical merit and programmatic fit over socioeconomic targeting, aligning with USAID/Iraq’s emphasis on deploying high-impact expertise to meet urgent institutional capacity gaps. The primary NAICS classification underpinning Rashad’s acquisitions is 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—reflecting a deep specialization in procuring advisory, analytical, and capacity-building services. These include governance diagnostics, public financial management training, performance monitoring systems, and democratic governance support, all essential to USAID’s mission of fostering sustainable local institutional strength.