Alimo Florence

Alimo Florence serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Assistant at USAID/Uganda, supporting the agency’s mission to build sustainable development and institutional resilience through strategic procurement and assistance instruments. In this role, Alimo facilitates the full lifecycle of non-construction acquisitions, including solicitation, evaluation, award, and closeout of contracts and cooperative agreements aligned with health systems strengthening, governance, and ecosystem management priorities. Working closely with program officers and technical teams, Alimo ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s streamlined assistance policies, with a focus on performance-based, results-driven contracting that advances local capacity and self-reliance. Alimo collaborates with a diverse array of service providers, primarily professional and technical firms delivering advisory, monitoring and evaluation, and operational support services. While no single contractor dominates the portfolio, Alimo consistently engages with firms possessing deep expertise in public health program implementation, data systems design, and institutional capacity building—often partnering with both international consultants and Ugandan-led organizations to ensure contextually grounded solutions. The working relationship pattern emphasizes technical alignment, transparency, and accountability, with a preference for competitively awarded, performance-based instruments. Alimo’s procurement patterns reflect a strong orientation toward open competition, with 87.5% of awards issued under non-set-aside conditions. However, a meaningful 12.5% of awards are competed under the 8(a) program, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to fostering small business participation among socially and economically disadvantaged firms. This balance supports USAID’s broader goal of inclusive economic growth while maintaining rigorous standards for technical competence and program impact. The primary NAICS focus areas are 561990 (All Other Support Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), indicating a concentration on specialized consulting, logistical support, and technical assistance. Alimo routinely procures services related to health workforce training, M&E systems, governance diagnostics, and environmental compliance—domains requiring nuanced understanding of Uganda’s development landscape and USAID’s strategic frameworks.