Cristina B Sylvia

Cristina B. Sylvia serves as a Contract Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurements aligned with the agency’s mission of advancing global governance, economic resilience, and institutional capacity building. She manages the full lifecycle of non-personal services contracts, ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and USAID’s development objectives. Her portfolio primarily supports technical assistance, policy advisory services, and program implementation activities in partner nations, with a focus on public sector strengthening and emergency response coordination. Cristina ensures acquisitions are aligned with U.S. foreign policy goals while maintaining rigorous oversight of contract performance and fiscal accountability. Cristina maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing management consulting and technical services to support USAID’s institutional development initiatives. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes and compliance with federal standards. She engages primarily with firms capable of delivering high-level advisory services, organizational diagnostics, and capacity-building solutions, fostering collaboration with contractors who demonstrate technical expertise in governance and development contexts. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 84.6% of awards issued without set-aside designations. Nevertheless, she actively supports small business participation, allocating 15.4% of awards to Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a balanced commitment to both efficiency and socioeconomic inclusion in procurement. Cristina’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories 541611, 541618, and 541990, reflecting her specialization in administrative management consulting, general policy advisory services, and other professional technical support. She routinely procures services related to governance reform, democratic engagement, and public institution strengthening, leveraging subject-matter experts to deliver mission-critical technical assistance across diverse international environments.