Grace Muntu

Grace Muntu serves as Executive Assistant to senior leadership at USAID/Uganda, providing critical administrative and operational support to the agency’s procurement and program implementation functions. In this role, she facilitates the coordination of contracting activities, ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and supports the timely execution of technical assistance agreements and service contracts aligned with USAID’s mission of building self-reliance in Uganda. While not a contracting officer, she plays an essential liaison role between program teams, external vendors, and internal finance and compliance units, ensuring that acquisitions for health systems strengthening, governance support, and ecosystem management are efficiently processed and documented. Grace collaborates closely with a broad range of service providers delivering technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, logistics, and capacity-building services. Her working relationships are characterized by consistent engagement with experienced international and local implementers, including firms specializing in public health program support, data systems integration, and institutional development. She helps ensure vendor alignment with USAID’s performance-based contracting standards and fosters transparent, accountable partnerships grounded in local context and sustainability. Grace’s procurement environment reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations, indicating a focus on capability and value over socioeconomic classifications. This approach prioritizes technical merit and proven delivery over targeted socio-economic categories, aligning with USAID/Uganda’s emphasis on scalable, results-driven interventions. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 561990 (All Other Support Services), encompassing a wide array of non-clinical, non-infrastructure services including training, research, data analysis, and administrative support critical to USAID’s evidence-based programming. She supports the acquisition of specialized consultative services that enhance local institutional capacity, particularly in health systems under PEPFAR and governance initiatives.