Cristina Sylvia

Cristina Sylvia serves as a Supervisory Contracting Officer within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of complex technical assistance contracts aligned with the agency’s mission of strengthening global governance and institutional capacity. She oversees the full lifecycle of procurement actions, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives, with a primary focus on administrative and management consulting services that support public sector reform, democratic engagement, and emergency response coordination in partner nations. Her portfolio consists exclusively of service-based acquisitions designed to enhance institutional effectiveness abroad. Cristina maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing high-level strategic advisory services in governance and institutional development. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering specialized technical expertise in public administration, policy design, and organizational capacity building. She prioritizes vendors with demonstrated experience in international development contexts and a track record of delivering measurable outcomes under complex, multi-stakeholder environments. Cristina’s procurement pattern reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, indicating a preference for full and open competition rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. While she does not formally prioritize small business participation through targeted set-asides, her acquisitions remain open to all qualified offerors, with selection driven by technical merit, past performance, and alignment with mission-critical requirements. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—reflecting deep expertise in procuring strategic advisory services that support institutional reform, public financial management, and governance innovation. She consistently sources consultants with subject-matter expertise in democratic governance, public sector modernization, and policy implementation, ensuring that USAID’s technical assistance delivers sustainable, locally owned outcomes.