Boryana Boncheva

Boryana Boncheva serves as a Contracting Officer for USAID/Senegal (Agency Code: 720685), where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic acquisitions that advance the agency’s mission of sustainable development across West Africa. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for technical assistance and research services, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s development objectives. Her portfolio primarily supports governance, public health, education, and climate resilience initiatives through expert consulting and data-driven program design, often in collaboration with local institutions and regional partners. Ms. Boncheva cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse array of contractors specializing in market research, public opinion analysis, and behavioral insights. She works closely with firms offering survey design, data collection, impact evaluation, and stakeholder engagement services, frequently engaging both domestic and international consultants with deep regional expertise. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear statement of work definitions, and rigorous monitoring to ensure alignment with USAID’s technical priorities. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains transparent and competitive, ensuring value and technical excellence. Ms. Boncheva’s primary acquisition focus is on NAICS 541910—Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling—reflecting her specialization in evidence-based program design. She procures services including quantitative and qualitative data collection, voter behavior analysis, public perception surveys, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Her technical domain expertise lies in leveraging social science research to inform policy decisions, strengthen institutional capacity, and measure developmental impact across Senegal and the broader West African region.