Christele E. Raymond

Christele E. Raymond serves as an Administrative Assistant within USAID/Haiti, providing critical procurement support to the agency’s technical assistance and infrastructure development initiatives. In this role, she facilitates the administrative and logistical backbone of acquisition processes, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and agency protocols for contracts related to construction, management consulting, and institutional capacity building. Her work enables timely deployment of U.S. and third-country national personnel by coordinating documentation, maintaining contract records, and liaising with program officers and contracting specialists to advance USAID/Haiti’s mission of strengthening public systems in health, governance, and infrastructure. She typically handles low-to-mid-tier administrative and support acquisitions, including services and construction-related procurements requiring meticulous recordkeeping and interdepartmental coordination. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented in the procurement record, Raymond works closely with a broad network of vendors engaged in commercial and industrial construction, as well as management consulting services. Her role involves vetting proposals, preparing solicitation packages, and ensuring contractor adherence to performance metrics and reporting requirements. She maintains professional, transactional relationships with both large and small firms, prioritizing clarity, timeliness, and regulatory compliance in all vendor interactions. Raymond’s procurement activities reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on maximizing competition and selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, rather than targeting specific categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB firms. Her approach supports USAID’s broader mandate to prioritize technical merit and operational effectiveness in high-stakes development environments. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 236220 (Commercial and Institutional Building Construction) and 236210 (Industrial Building Construction), reflecting USAID/Haiti’s emphasis on physical infrastructure resilience. She also supports NAICS 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services), indicating active engagement with technical experts advising on public sector reform, governance, and institutional strengthening. Her domain expertise centers on procurement for construction projects and professional services that directly enable sustainable development outcomes in Haiti’s complex operational context.