Anne T. Quinlan

Anne T. Quinlan serves as Division Chief and Contracting Officer within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Management and Administrative Affairs (7200AA), where she leads the strategic procurement of technical and management services critical to advancing international development objectives. In this role, she oversees the full lifecycle of complex acquisitions, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s mission to strengthen governance, institutional capacity, and economic resilience in partner nations. Her portfolio primarily consists of professional services contracts supporting policy advisory, institutional reform, and emergency response coordination, requiring high levels of technical expertise and cross-cultural program implementation. Quinlan maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor delivering high-value professional services in governance and management consulting. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established, experienced firms capable of delivering complex, multi-year technical assistance programs across diverse international contexts. While she engages with a limited number of prime contractors, her approach emphasizes performance accountability, deliverable-based outcomes, and long-term operational continuity rather than frequent vendor rotation. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a mission-driven prioritization of technical capability and programmatic impact over socioeconomic preferences, aligning with USAID’s need for specialized, globally experienced service providers capable of operating in high-risk environments. Quinlan’s procurement focus is concentrated in two primary NAICS categories: 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services). She routinely acquires services related to public sector reform, institutional diagnostics, strategic planning, and governance capacity building, requiring deep expertise in international development frameworks, donor coordination, and results-based management systems. Her domain expertise lies in designing and managing contracts that translate policy objectives into actionable, on-the-ground institutional change.