Eric Amankwah

Eric Amankwah serves as a key procurement lead within the U.S. Agency for International Development/West Africa Regional Office, where he oversees the acquisition of technical advisory services critical to the agency’s mission of building institutional capacity across West Africa. He manages a portfolio of contracts focused on program design, monitoring and evaluation, climate resilience planning, and public health systems strengthening, ensuring alignment with USAID’s strategic priorities and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. His work bridges technical expertise with procurement discipline, facilitating the selection of high-caliber consultants and implementers who deliver sustainable, locally led development outcomes. Amankwah collaborates with a diverse array of international and regional contractors, including global development firms, specialized technical consultants, and local West African civil society organizations. He fosters long-term partnerships with vendors possessing deep contextual expertise in governance, epidemiology, and adaptive management, prioritizing proposers with proven field experience and robust M&E frameworks. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting, outcome-driven deliverables, and rigorous due diligence to ensure value and accountability. His contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted under no set-aside provisions. While he does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, his procurement strategy remains inclusive by encouraging participation from qualified local firms and regional SMEs through transparent, merit-based evaluations. Amankwah’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS categories related to management consulting (541611), scientific and technical consulting services (541690), and international development assistance (541990). He regularly procures services in institutional capacity building, data systems design, gender and social inclusion integration, and climate adaptation planning—domains requiring specialized knowledge of West African regulatory environments and development contexts. His expertise ensures that acquisitions directly support USAID’s goal of empowering local actors to lead their own development trajectories.