Cynthia J Judge

Cynthia J. Judge serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development/Botswana (USAID/Botswana), where she leads the acquisition and management of professional services critical to advancing sustainable public health and institutional development across Southern Africa. In this role, she ensures compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning contract awards with USAID’s mission to strengthen health systems, expand HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs, and build local capacity through government-led initiatives. Her portfolio primarily consists of complex, performance-based contracts for technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity-building services, often requiring multidisciplinary expertise and cross-sector collaboration. Ms. Judge works with a diverse array of international and local service providers, including NGOs, research institutions, and technical consulting firms specializing in global health and development. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnerships grounded in measurable outcomes, transparency, and local ownership. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages vendors with demonstrated experience in public health programming, data systems integration, and institutional strengthening in low-resource settings. Ms. Judge’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open, unrestricted competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. This approach prioritizes technical merit and programmatic impact over demographic classifications, aligning with USAID/Botswana’s emphasis on efficiency and scalability in development interventions. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. She routinely procures services related to health systems strengthening, epidemiological analysis, behavior change communication, and institutional capacity assessments. Her domain expertise centers on complex, evidence-based technical assistance requiring deep contextual knowledge of Southern African public health landscapes and donor-funded development frameworks.