Jacqueline A Taylor

Jacqueline A. Taylor serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s global development mission through strategic procurement of technical assistance and institutional capacity-building services. She is responsible for managing the full lifecycle of acquisitions, from requirements definition and solicitation to contract award and performance monitoring, with a focus on supporting international governance reform, democratic engagement, and public sector strengthening. Her portfolio primarily consists of professional, scientific, and technical services contracts designed to enhance institutional resilience and policy effectiveness in partner nations. Ms. Taylor maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing specialized technical advisory services across governance, economic policy, and emergency response coordination. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, performance-based partnerships with firms capable of delivering high-complexity, mission-critical support in dynamic international environments. She engages primarily with firms possessing deep subject-matter expertise in public administration and development economics, fostering collaborative, results-oriented vendor relationships grounded in compliance and accountability. Ms. Taylor’s contracting activity reflects a uniform preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside provisions. While she does not currently utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach aligns with USAID’s mandate to prioritize technical excellence and mission alignment over socioeconomic preferences, ensuring that procurement decisions are driven by capability and performance rather than demographic criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing policy analysis, institutional diagnostics, capacity-building training, and technical advisory services. She routinely procures expertise in governance reform, electoral systems support, public financial management, and crisis response coordination, demonstrating deep specialization in the technical domains critical to USAID’s international development objectives.