Ijeoma Okoroma

Ijeoma Okoroma serves as a key procurement professional within USAID/Nigeria, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen governance, public health systems, and sustainable development through strategic contracting. She manages acquisitions aligned with technical consulting services that advance data-driven program design, performance monitoring and evaluation (MEL), and institutional capacity building. Her work directly enables the agency’s emphasis on local ownership and evidence-based decision-making, ensuring that contracts deliver high-impact, context-specific solutions tailored to Nigeria’s subnational governance and health systems priorities. She typically handles complex, performance-based solicitations requiring deep technical expertise in social science research, data analytics, and systems strengthening. Okoroma collaborates with a diverse array of technical service providers, including international consulting firms, Nigerian-led research institutions, and specialized MEL contractors with demonstrated expertise in health systems and governance diagnostics. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for long-term, performance-based partnerships that prioritize adaptive management and local expertise. She works closely with vendors capable of delivering real-time data collection, impact evaluation frameworks, and capacity-building interventions, often requiring multi-disciplinary teams with field presence across Nigeria’s states. Okoroma’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong commitment to open competition, with 100% of acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process consistently encourages participation from Nigerian-owned firms and locally embedded organizations, aligning with USAID’s localization agenda. Her approach emphasizes merit-based selection grounded in technical capability and contextual relevance over socioeconomic preferences. Her primary focus is on NAICS 541690—Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services—encompassing performance monitoring, evaluation, data science, and governance advisory services. She procures specialized technical assistance in health systems strengthening, digital data platforms, and institutional resilience building, ensuring that contractors possess proven experience in complex, low-resource environments. Her expertise lies in acquiring services that integrate quantitative and qualitative methodologies to inform adaptive programming and policy reform.