Christine T. Thirupalasingham

Christine T. Thirupalasingham serves as a Human Resources Specialist at USAID/Sri Lanka, where she plays a pivotal role in supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional capacity and public sector efficiency across South Asia. In her procurement capacity, she manages acquisitions related to human capital development, organizational performance improvement, and technical assistance services that align with USAID’s governance and economic modernization goals. Her work ensures that contract vehicles are aligned with workforce development objectives, enabling the agency to engage qualified consultants and service providers who enhance the effectiveness of local institutions and partner organizations. Christine collaborates with a diverse range of contractors specializing in administrative management consulting and personalized professional services, primarily engaging firms with demonstrated expertise in public sector reform, organizational diagnostics, and capacity-building programs. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for outcome-driven engagements, often involving performance-based contracts with firms capable of delivering tailored technical assistance, training design, and human resource system modernization. She maintains collaborative, transparent relationships with vendors who adhere to USAID’s compliance and accountability standards. Christine’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her procurements open to full and open competition. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach emphasizes merit-based selection and technical competency over socioeconomic categorization, ensuring that contract awards are aligned with mission-critical outcomes. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) and NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services), reflecting her specialization in human resources modernization, organizational development, and customized professional support services. She routinely procures services related to workforce planning, performance management systems, leadership training, and institutional capacity assessments, demonstrating deep expertise in public sector HR reform and governance-enhancing technical assistance.