Cecilia Mambo

Cecilia Mambo serves as a Procurement Agent for USAID/Tanzania, where she plays a critical role in executing strategic acquisitions that advance U.S. foreign assistance goals in health, education, economic growth, and governance. She manages the full lifecycle of professional services contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and USAID’s mission-driven priorities. Her portfolio primarily consists of technical advisory services, capacity-building initiatives, and performance-based consulting engagements designed to strengthen local institutional capacity and improve public service delivery across Tanzania. Mambo works closely with program officers to translate development objectives into solicitations that attract qualified, high-performing service providers. Mambo cultivates partnerships with a diverse range of professional service firms specializing in public sector advisory, health systems strengthening, and governance reform. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she regularly engages with expert consultants and boutique firms possessing deep regional expertise in malaria vector control, water and sanitation infrastructure, and education system diagnostics. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance outcomes, merit-based selection, and transparent evaluation criteria, fostering long-term relationships with vendors who demonstrate technical excellence and cultural competency in the Tanzanian context. Mambo demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with 20% of her acquisitions set aside for total small business participation under FAR 19.5. She consistently prioritizes small business eligibility and actively encourages participation from disadvantaged business enterprises, aligning with USAID’s mandate to build local capacity through inclusive procurement. Though no specific set-aside categories like 8(a) or HUBZone are predominant, her pattern reflects a deliberate effort to broaden vendor access and promote equitable opportunity among qualified small service providers. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), reflecting her specialization in high-impact, non-construction advisory services. She procures technical assistance for health system resilience, public financial management, and governance innovation, ensuring that contracts deliver measurable, sustainable development outcomes through expert-led, evidence-based interventions.