AlfredaWilson - Thomas

Alfreda Wilson-Thomas serves as a Negotiator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a critical role in executing strategic procurements aligned with the agency’s global development mission. She leads complex contract negotiations for technical assistance, institutional capacity building, and governance support initiatives, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives. Her work centers on securing specialized services that strengthen public sector institutions in partner nations, particularly in areas of democratic engagement, emergency response coordination, and economic resilience. She handles a mix of service-based and limited manufacturing acquisitions, often involving multi-year, performance-driven contracts requiring high levels of technical and operational coordination. Her primary contractor relationship is with AMD International Technologies LLC, a firm frequently engaged to deliver technical solutions supporting USAID’s governance and institutional strengthening programs. Wilson-Thomas cultivates long-term, performance-oriented partnerships with vendors capable of delivering specialized expertise in international development contexts, emphasizing accountability, adaptability, and local capacity integration. Her negotiation approach prioritizes value-based outcomes over cost alone, fostering collaborative vendor relationships that align with USAID’s mission-driven procurement philosophy. Wilson-Thomas consistently pursues full and open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside,” reflecting a strategic focus on technical capability and programmatic fit over socioeconomic preferences. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her procurement decisions are guided by merit-based evaluation criteria that prioritize proven expertise in international development contexts. Her procurement activity is concentrated in two primary NAICS categories: 339999 (All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing), which encompasses specialized equipment and technical hardware for development programs, and 237110 (Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction), reflecting infrastructure support components in partner countries. Her domain expertise lies in procuring mission-critical goods and services that bridge technical implementation with institutional capacity outcomes in low-resource environments.