Andreea Surdu

Andreea Surdu supports the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Uganda in managing technical procurement initiatives aligned with the agency’s mission to build sustainable, locally led development outcomes. While her formal title is not specified, her procurement activities center on securing professional, scientific, and technical services critical to health systems strengthening, governance reform, and ecosystem resilience. She plays a pivotal role in executing acquisitions that advance evidence-based programming, ensuring that contracts deliver high-impact technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation support, and institutional capacity-building services tailored to Uganda’s development context. Surdu collaborates with a diverse array of international and local service providers, including engineering consultants, public health researchers, and governance advisors, to deliver mission-critical technical expertise. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for non-set-aside awards, indicating a focus on competitive, open solicitations that prioritize technical merit and value over socioeconomic preferences. She engages with both global firms and Ugandan-based entities, fostering partnerships that blend international best practices with local contextual knowledge to ensure program sustainability. Her procurement portfolio is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541310 (Architectural Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with a secondary emphasis on 541330 (Engineering Services). These categories reflect her focus on infrastructure planning, program evaluation frameworks, and technical advisory services that underpin USAID’s health, governance, and environmental initiatives. She routinely procures services related to data collection systems, performance monitoring tools, and institutional strengthening interventions, demonstrating deep expertise in technical assistance contracting within complex, multi-stakeholder development environments.