Gracelda Laspinas

Grace Laspinas serves as an Acquisition Specialist at USAID/Philippines, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through strategic procurement of technical and management services. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for professional services that support governance, economic growth, and climate resilience initiatives, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives. Her work centers on securing expert-led consulting and capacity-building services that strengthen local institutions and public sector performance across the Philippines. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identified in the procurement record, Laspinas engages with a diverse pool of domestic and international professional service providers, including firms specializing in public administration reform, financial systems modernization, and institutional capacity development. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vendor evaluation, and alignment with USAID’s technical priorities, fostering partnerships grounded in expertise rather than volume. Laspinas maintains a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside,” reflecting a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status. This approach prioritizes technical merit and program impact over mandated set-asides, though she remains compliant with all applicable small business regulations and actively considers qualified small businesses when they meet stringent performance criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), where she secures specialized technical assistance in areas such as public financial management, climate adaptation planning, and governance diagnostics. She also routinely procures management consulting services under NAICS 541618 and business support services under NAICS 561499, demonstrating deep expertise in contracting for complex, outcomes-driven development interventions.