Ingrid Brito

Ingrid Brito serves in the Executive Office of USAID/El Salvador, providing strategic oversight for technical assistance and advisory contracting initiatives that advance democratic governance, institutional capacity, and rule of law in El Salvador. In this leadership role, she guides the agency’s procurement strategy to ensure alignment with U.S. foreign policy objectives and local development priorities. Her acquisitions primarily support high-level expert services, including policy advisory, institutional strengthening, and migration management initiatives. She plays a critical role in shaping contract solicitations that require specialized technical expertise and diplomatic sensitivity, ensuring that procurement activities directly enable USAID’s mission of sustainable institutional reform. Brito’s contractor relationships center on professional services firms and independent consultants with deep regional expertise in public sector reform, human rights advocacy, and governance diagnostics. She collaborates with a diverse array of international and local service providers, including think tanks, academic institutions, and boutique consulting firms specializing in Latin American governance contexts. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, requiring contractors to demonstrate measurable impact through adaptive management and stakeholder engagement methodologies. Brito’s office does not utilize socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of procurements conducted under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified technical experts regardless of business size or certification status, prioritizing subject-matter expertise and proven track records over socioeconomic preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized, vendors of all sizes are evaluated on technical merit and delivery capability. Her procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services) at 75%, reflecting heavy reliance on individual consultants for policy advisory, capacity building, and technical training. The remaining 25% falls under NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing research, evaluation, and institutional diagnostics. She specializes in acquiring high-touch, knowledge-intensive services that require deep contextual understanding of El Salvador’s political, legal, and social landscape.