Alicia B Harris

Alicia B. Harris serves as a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a critical role in executing strategic procurement actions that advance global development objectives. She manages the full lifecycle of federal contracts, from requirements definition and market research through solicitation, evaluation, award, and closeout, ensuring compliance with FAR and USAID’s acquisition regulations. Her portfolio primarily supports institutional capacity building, governance reform, and infrastructure development initiatives in partner nations, with a focus on technical assistance, consulting services, and facility-related construction. Harris ensures procurement activities align with USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector institutions and promote sustainable development outcomes. Her primary contractor relationships center on AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, with whom she regularly collaborates on complex, multi-year engagements involving technical consulting and infrastructure support. She cultivates long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes, emphasizing accountability, transparency, and alignment with USAID’s technical priorities. While she engages with a range of service providers, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established firms with demonstrated expertise in international development contexts, ensuring programmatic continuity and operational reliability. Harris’s procurement approach reflects a strong emphasis on full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside preferences. This underscores a strategic commitment to selecting the most qualified vendors based on technical merit and value, rather than socioeconomic categorizations, consistent with USAID’s global mission and the nature of its international engagements. Her primary NAICS focus areas include General Warehousing and Storage, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, and Power and Communication Line Construction. These reflect her specialization in procuring integrated solutions for logistics, governance capacity, and physical infrastructure—critical enablers of USAID’s development programs abroad.