Geraldine N. Kyazze

Geraldine B. Kyazze serves as a Contract Specialist with USAID/Uganda, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions that advance sustainable development and institutional resilience. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, and service delivery contracts aligned with USAID’s priorities in health systems strengthening, governance, and ecosystem management. Her work directly supports the agency’s goal of building local capacity through evidence-based programming, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and U.S. government development objectives. Kyazze primarily handles professional services contracts requiring specialized expertise in public health, institutional strengthening, and technical consulting. While no specific contractor names are available, Kyazze engages with a diverse pool of domestic and international firms providing high-level technical services, including implementation partners, research institutions, and consulting firms with deep regional experience. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competed, open-market solicitations, fostering competitive bidding among qualified vendors while maintaining rigorous performance and accountability standards. She collaborates closely with program officers to align procurement strategy with technical requirements, ensuring that contract outcomes support measurable development impact. Kyazze’s procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong orientation toward open competition, with 95.5% of awards issued without set-aside designations. Only 4.5% of contracts are awarded through the 8(a) program, indicating a targeted but limited emphasis on socioeconomically disadvantaged businesses. Her approach prioritizes technical merit and performance capability over socioeconomic preferences, consistent with USAID’s emphasis on results-driven contracting in complex development environments. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her expertise in securing advisory, analytical, and capacity-building services. She also procures specialized technical consulting under NAICS 541690 and limited construction services under NAICS 236220. Kyazze’s domain expertise centers on health systems, governance, and environmental management, ensuring that acquisitions deliver technically sound, locally adapted solutions aligned with Uganda’s development priorities.