Zafar Khamidullaev

Zafar Khamidullaev serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Uzbekistan, overseeing the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to advancing U.S. foreign policy objectives in the region. His role centers on managing contracts that build institutional capacity in governance, public health security, and economic resilience, aligning with USAID’s mission to empower local stakeholders through sustainable development. He routinely handles complex, performance-based acquisitions for advisory services, technical assistance, and capacity-building programs, ensuring alignment with U.S. government standards and local context requirements. His work directly supports the agency’s strategic priorities by securing expertise that strengthens civil society, health systems, and economic institutions in Uzbekistan. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Khamidullaev engages a diverse range of international and local service providers, including consulting firms, research institutions, and technical implementers with demonstrated expertise in development programming. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for firms with proven experience in post-conflict and emerging economy contexts, fostering partnerships that emphasize local ownership and knowledge transfer. He prioritizes long-term vendor relationships built on accountability, performance metrics, and adaptive management principles. Khamidullaev’s procurement activity is exclusively non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions awarded under full and open competition. This reflects USAID/Uzbekistan’s operational model, which prioritizes technical merit and global expertise over socioeconomic set-asides, while still ensuring equitable access for qualified domestic and international vendors. His approach supports transparency and competition without formal small business preferences, consistent with USAID’s international development contracting framework. His primary focus lies in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing program evaluation, policy analysis, health systems strengthening, and institutional capacity development. He procures specialized services in epidemiological surveillance, public finance management, and governance reform, requiring deep domain expertise and cultural fluency in Central Asian institutional environments.