USAID EL SALVADOR Procurement Team

The USAID/El Salvador Procurement Team manages the acquisition of technical advisory services critical to advancing democratic governance, institutional capacity, and global health security in El Salvador. As the central procurement function for the mission, the team ensures compliance with U.S. foreign assistance regulations while aligning acquisitions with USAID’s strategic objectives in rule of law, human rights, and migration management. They specialize in procuring high-level expert services through personal service contracts, engaging international and local consultants to provide policy advice, institutional strengthening, and capacity-building support to Salvadoran public institutions. Their procurement approach emphasizes technical rigor, transparency, and alignment with U.S. government standards for international development assistance. The team collaborates with a diverse range of international consulting firms, think tanks, and specialized service providers with demonstrated expertise in governance, public administration, and health systems strengthening. These partnerships are typically established through competitive solicitation processes, including Requests for Proposals and Task Order Contracts under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity mechanisms. Vendor relationships are performance-driven, with emphasis on subject-matter expertise, local context knowledge, and adherence to USAID’s compliance and reporting requirements. The team prioritizes quality and impact over volume, selecting contractors based on technical merit and past performance. The USAID/El Salvador Procurement Team does not utilize any socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-specific focus on securing the highest-caliber technical expertise available globally, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, qualified small firms are encouraged to compete on an equal footing through open solicitations. The team’s procurement activity is exclusively concentrated under NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services), reflecting its singular focus on procuring expert advisory services. These include policy analysis, institutional diagnostics, training design, monitoring and evaluation, and technical assistance in governance and public sector reform. The team’s domain expertise lies in supporting complex, context-sensitive development interventions requiring deep sectoral knowledge and high-level engagement with government counterparts.