Cicely Lewis

Cicely Lewis serves as a procurement lead within USAID/Zambia, supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through technical assistance and institutional strengthening. She manages acquisitions aligned with public health systems, agricultural resilience, and digital governance initiatives, with a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making and supply chain transparency. Her work centers on securing specialized personal services that enable capacity building, technical training, and operational support for local institutions. Cicely plays a critical role in ensuring that procurement activities directly advance USAID’s goals of local ownership and long-term impact, frequently engaging contractors who deliver expert advisory services, monitoring and evaluation support, and health systems innovation. Cicely collaborates with a diverse range of service providers, including international consulting firms, Zambian-based technical experts, and local nonprofit organizations with deep contextual expertise. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-oriented engagements rather than commoditized goods. She works closely with vendors who demonstrate proven experience in health information systems, malaria and tuberculosis program support, and digital governance tools. Relationships are typically long-term and built on technical credibility, adaptability to local contexts, and alignment with USAID’s principles of transparency and accountability. Cicely’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of acquisitions open to all eligible vendors regardless of socioeconomic status. This reflects USAID/Zambia’s strategic focus on technical excellence and programmatic impact over socioeconomic preferences, prioritizing the most qualified service providers to achieve measurable development outcomes. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, she remains open to qualified small and medium-sized enterprises that demonstrate superior technical capability and local engagement. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services), encompassing a broad spectrum of expert consulting, training, and technical assistance. She routinely procures services related to health data system design, supply chain optimization, agricultural extension modeling, and digital platform implementation, reflecting deep expertise in performance-based contracting for complex development interventions.