Ayana W. Angulo

Ayana Angulo serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Zambia, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through strategic procurement and cooperative agreements. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for technical assistance, institutional capacity building, and health systems innovation, with a strong emphasis on data-driven solutions and supply chain transparency. Her work directly supports USAID’s priorities in public health, agricultural resilience, and digital governance, ensuring that procurement aligns with U.S. foreign assistance objectives and local ownership principles. Angulo routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts and assistance instruments designed to strengthen Zambian institutions and foster locally led development. Angulo collaborates with a diverse ecosystem of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, technical implementers, and local Zambian organizations with expertise in health systems, environmental management, and governance. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated experience in public sector capacity building and adaptive program management. She fosters long-term, performance-oriented partnerships that prioritize innovation, accountability, and measurable outcomes over transactional engagements. Angulo’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions open to full and open competition. This reflects USAID/Zambia’s strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit and programmatic impact over mandated set-asides. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she remains aligned with broader USAID principles of promoting inclusive economic growth through transparent, merit-based procurement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her dominance in securing specialized technical assistance for health information systems, data analytics, and governance reform. She also procures services under NAICS 813312 for environmental and conservation initiatives, and 541611 for management consulting supporting institutional strengthening. Her expertise centers on complex, knowledge-intensive services that require deep domain knowledge in public health, climate resilience, and digital public infrastructure.