Charlotte S. Rupprecht

Charlotte S. Rupprecht serves as a Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist at USAID/Afghanistan (720306), where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of technical assistance contracts and cooperative agreements critical to the agency’s development mission. She specializes in complex, mission-driven procurements that support governance reform, economic resilience, education, and health system strengthening across Afghanistan. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s streamlined assistance procedures, bridging technical expertise with strategic program objectives to deliver sustainable outcomes through expert-led interventions. Rupprecht collaborates with a diverse array of international and local professional service providers, including think tanks, research institutions, and technical consultants with deep regional expertise. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for organizations with proven experience in institutional capacity building, data-driven monitoring and evaluation, and culturally contextual program design. She fosters long-term, performance-based partnerships that prioritize adaptability, local ownership, and technical innovation. Her contracting activity shows a 100% preference for non-set-aside awards, indicating a focus on selecting the most qualified entities regardless of socioeconomic status, consistent with the unique operational environment and urgent technical needs in Afghanistan. This approach prioritizes mission effectiveness and subject-matter expertise over socioeconomic targeting, though she remains aligned with federal small business policies where feasible and appropriate. Rupprecht’s procurement activity is concentrated entirely under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—reflecting her specialization in high-level advisory services, policy analysis, program evaluation, and technical training. She routinely procures services related to public sector reform, gender-inclusive development, financial systems strengthening, and civil society engagement, relying on consultants with advanced credentials and field-based experience in complex, fragile contexts.