Iddette Torres-Smith

Iddette Torres-Smith serves as a Recruiter for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a critical role in staffing and workforce planning for international development programs. Her responsibilities encompass identifying, vetting, and securing specialized personnel to support technical assistance initiatives in governance, democratic engagement, and institutional capacity building. She interfaces directly with contracting officers and program managers to align human capital acquisitions with USAID’s strategic objectives, ensuring that contract vehicles and staffing solutions meet the complex demands of global operations. Her acquisitions primarily involve professional services contracts for technical advisors, policy analysts, and program implementation specialists. Torres-Smith maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary vendor providing workforce solutions and specialized human capital services for USAID’s overseas missions. Her procurement pattern reflects a preference for established service providers with proven experience in international development contexts, often leveraging indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts and task order mechanisms to scale staffing rapidly in response to evolving program needs. Her engagements are characterized by long-term, performance-based partnerships focused on delivering mission-critical expertise across diverse geopolitical environments. Her contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified candidates and firms based on technical merit and operational readiness, rather than socioeconomic criteria, aligning with USAID’s need for rapid deployment of high-caliber professionals in time-sensitive international contexts. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 921190 — Other General Government Support — encompassing the acquisition of professional, administrative, and technical support services essential to implementing USAID’s governance and development programs. She specializes in securing personnel with expertise in public sector reform, electoral systems, civil society engagement, and emergency response coordination, ensuring that staffing solutions directly enable the agency’s mission of strengthening democratic institutions abroad.