Alicia Henderson

Alicia Henderson supports the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, in executing strategic procurement activities aligned with the agency’s mission to strengthen international governance, economic resilience, and public sector capacity. She manages a portfolio of professional services contracts focused on technical assistance, institutional development, and policy advisory initiatives, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities. Her work centers on acquiring expert consulting and analytical services to support democratic engagement, emergency response coordination, and public administration reform in partner nations, often coordinating with technical units to define performance-based requirements and ensure compliance with international development standards. Her primary contractor relationships are anchored with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key provider of specialized technical services in governance and institutional strengthening. Henderson consistently engages this vendor for complex, multi-year assignments requiring deep domain expertise in public sector reform, capacity building, and program evaluation. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, high-capacity firms with proven international experience, while maintaining structured oversight to ensure performance accountability and value delivery across diverse geographic contexts. Henderson’s procurement strategy prioritizes open competition, with 87.5% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations, reflecting a focus on technical merit and global expertise over socioeconomic preferences. However, she actively supports small business participation through 12.5% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified small firms in the international development services sector. Her procurement focus is overwhelmingly centered on NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing policy analysis, governance diagnostics, and institutional assessment services. A secondary emphasis on NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management Consulting) underscores her role in procuring organizational development and public sector management expertise. Her work demands deep familiarity with international development frameworks, performance measurement systems, and donor compliance protocols.