Alice Gillispie

Alice Gillispie serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Mozambique, responsible for managing technical assistance contracts that advance the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional resilience. She specializes in designing and administering acquisitions that strengthen local governance, public health systems, and civil society capacity, with a focus on process, logistics, and distribution consulting services. Her work directly supports USAID’s community-centered programming by ensuring timely, efficient delivery of technical expertise to Mozambican institutions, aligning procurement strategies with USAID’s broader goals of local ownership and policy reform. Gillispie cultivates partnerships with a diverse range of consultants and technical service providers, including local Mozambican firms and international development contractors with deep regional expertise. She prioritizes vendor relationships that demonstrate proven experience in health systems strengthening, democratic governance, and economic empowerment initiatives. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring contractors to deliver measurable results through adaptive management and stakeholder engagement, often in coordination with government ministries and civil society organizations. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with half of her acquisitions structured as Local Area Set-Asides under FAR 26.2, ensuring opportunities for Mozambican-owned businesses and community-based organizations. The remaining half are open competitions, balancing local capacity building with access to global best practices. This deliberate balance underscores her dedication to fostering homegrown expertise while maintaining technical rigor in development interventions. Gillispie’s portfolio is exclusively focused on NAICS 541614—Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services—reflecting her specialization in designing and managing complex, context-sensitive operational frameworks. She procures services that optimize supply chains for health commodities, streamline public service delivery, and enhance logistical coordination across decentralized systems. Her domain expertise lies in integrating logistics innovation with development outcomes, particularly in HIV/AIDS response, family planning, and education infrastructure support.