Claudia A Figueroa

Claudia A. Figueroa serves as a Negotiator for USAID/Honduras, playing a pivotal role in advancing U.S. foreign assistance objectives through strategic procurement of technical advisory services. In this capacity, she leads the negotiation and award of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission to strengthen democratic governance, enhance citizen security, and build resilient market systems in Honduras. Her work centers on securing high-impact professional services that support institutional capacity building, public sector reform, electoral integrity, and migration policy development. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensuring compliance with U.S. government standards while prioritizing localized, sustainable development outcomes. Claudia collaborates with a diverse array of international and domestic professional service providers, including consulting firms, think tanks, and technical assistance organizations with deep expertise in governance and rule of law. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with proven track records in institutional strengthening, civic engagement programming, and public administration reform. Her negotiation approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear deliverables, and robust monitoring frameworks to ensure accountability and impact. Claudia’s contracting activity reflects a clear preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and value, rather than socioeconomic designations. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains transparent and competitive, ensuring broad market access for all eligible vendors. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing technical advisory services in democratic governance, electoral systems, civil society engagement, and migration policy. She routinely procures expert-led interventions including institutional assessments, training programs, policy analysis, and capacity-building initiatives, demonstrating deep domain expertise in development programming and public sector modernization.