Alexandria Schmall

Alexandria Schmall serves as a key procurement professional within USAID/Guatemala, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen democratic governance, economic resilience, and social equity through targeted technical assistance. She manages the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to institutional capacity building, policy reform, and public sector accountability initiatives. Her work directly enables USAID’s efforts to combat corruption, prevent gender-based violence, and empower local development systems by securing expert consulting, research, and implementation support from qualified service providers. Schmall’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with USAID’s long-term development objectives, ensuring that contract vehicles deliver high-impact, locally grounded solutions. Schmall collaborates with a diverse array of international and local service providers, including technical consultants, research institutions, and civil society organizations with deep expertise in governance, anti-corruption frameworks, and gender-inclusive programming. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, results-oriented agreements that emphasize measurable outcomes over inputs. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven experience in Latin American institutional contexts and a demonstrated capacity for adaptive management in complex operating environments. Schmall’s procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides. This approach prioritizes technical merit and programmatic fit over socioeconomic classifications, aligning with USAID’s emphasis on selecting the most qualified partners regardless of business size or certification status. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, she actively evaluates proposals from small and medium-sized enterprises based on their technical capability and local presence. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing policy analysis, institutional assessments, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity-building technical assistance. She specializes in securing expertise in democratic governance, public financial management, and gender-responsive program design, ensuring that contracts deliver high-quality, context-specific solutions aligned with USAID/Guatemala’s strategic priorities.