Deborah N. Simms-Brown

Deborah N. Simms-Brown serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she manages the acquisition of professional services critical to advancing global governance, institutional capacity, and policy reform. In this role, she executes full lifecycle contracting activities for technical assistance and advisory services, ensuring alignment with USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector institutions in partner nations. Her portfolio primarily consists of competitive, performance-based contracts awarded through sealed bidding and negotiated procedures, with a focus on delivering high-impact development outcomes through strategic procurement. Her key contractor relationships center on AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a trusted vendor delivering specialized management consulting and technical advisory services. She maintains a consistent, long-term contracting pattern with this firm, reflecting a preference for proven performers with demonstrated expertise in institutional strengthening and governance reform. While she engages primarily with large, established service providers, her approach emphasizes accountability, performance metrics, and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Deborah’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% non-set-aside orientation, with no use of 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other socioeconomic programs. This reflects a strategic focus on securing specialized, mission-critical expertise from firms with proven international development experience, rather than prioritizing socioeconomic categories. Her approach prioritizes technical capability and performance history over socioeconomic status, consistent with USAID’s need for high-stakes, globally scalable solutions. Her procurement activity is concentrated in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), accounting for two-thirds of her awards, and NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which supports niche technical advisory work. She specializes in acquiring services related to public administration reform, democratic governance frameworks, and emergency response coordination—domains requiring deep institutional knowledge and cross-cultural implementation expertise.