Cheryl Hodge-Snead

Cheryl Hodge-Snead serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development/Liberia (USAID/Liberia), where she manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions supporting sustainable development initiatives. Her role centers on executing competitive acquisitions aligned with USAID’s mission to strengthen public health systems, enhance governance, and foster economic resilience in Liberia. She specializes in professional services contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and U.S. foreign assistance policy. Her portfolio primarily includes consulting, technical assistance, and facilities support services critical to long-term capacity building efforts. Cheryl cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse array of contractors, including international consulting firms, local Liberian service providers, and U.S.-based technical experts. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors capable of delivering high-quality, context-specific solutions in health systems strengthening, institutional development, and infrastructure support. Her contracting approach emphasizes transparency, performance-based outcomes, and alignment with USAID’s strategic objectives, fostering partnerships built on accountability and local ownership. Cheryl demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic contracting, with 84.6% of her awards issued under open competition and 15.4% designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5. She actively promotes participation by small businesses, particularly those certified under the Small Business Administration’s programs, ensuring equitable access to USAID opportunities in Liberia. Her procurement patterns reflect a deliberate balance between leveraging global expertise and empowering local enterprise through targeted set-asides. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing strategic consulting, monitoring and evaluation, and institutional strengthening services. She also routinely procures engineering services, facilities support, and related technical assistance under NAICS 541690 and 541330. Cheryl’s expertise centers on designing acquisitions that deliver measurable development impact through evidence-based, locally adapted solutions.