Bolanle Ekpe

Bolanle Ekpe serves as a Contract Specialist at USAID/Uganda, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions aligned with the agency’s mission to build self-reliance through sustainable development. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements for professional services supporting health systems strengthening, governance, and ecosystem management, with a strong emphasis on evidence-based programming and localized service delivery. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing USAID’s technical assistance goals through timely, transparent, and competitive contracting processes. Bolanle collaborates with a diverse array of professional service providers, including management consultants, environmental specialists, and technical advisors who deliver capacity-building support to Ugandan institutions. She cultivates partnerships with firms possessing deep domain expertise in public health, institutional governance, and environmental sustainability, often engaging contractors with on-the-ground experience in East Africa. Her approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, clear statement of work development, and rigorous monitoring to ensure contractor accountability and program impact. Bolanle’s procurement portfolio reflects a consistent preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. While she does not currently prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she actively seeks qualified small businesses through full and open competition, ensuring that socioeconomic goals are met through merit-based selection rather than reserved contracting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services), accounting for half of her acquisitions, followed by environmental consulting (541620) and other professional, scientific, and technical services (541990). She routinely procures technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation services, institutional capacity assessments, and adaptive management support—core components of USAID’s development programming in Uganda. Her expertise centers on designing solicitations that attract high-quality, locally informed service providers capable of delivering measurable, sustainable outcomes.