Jane W. Mwangi

Jane W. Mwangi serves as an Acquisition Specialist for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Nairobi, where she leads the planning, solicitation, and award of professional services contracts critical to advancing sustainable development across Kenya and East Africa. Her work directly supports USAID’s mission to strengthen democratic governance, enhance public health systems, and build climate-resilient economies through market-based interventions. Mwangi specializes in complex, performance-based acquisitions for technical consulting, engineering, and operational support services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives. She manages the full lifecycle of procurements—from needs assessment and market research to contract execution and closeout—often coordinating with technical units to align contracting strategy with program outcomes. Mwangi maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing high-value professional and technical services across multiple development domains. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, performance-driven partnerships with vendors capable of delivering specialized expertise in governance, health systems strengthening, and environmental resilience. She prioritizes contractors with demonstrated capacity in adaptive management, data-driven monitoring, and localized implementation, fostering collaborative relationships that align with USAID’s emphasis on sustainability and local ownership. Mwangi’s contracting portfolio reflects a strict preference for open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. She does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, instead focusing on merit-based selection of the most qualified firms regardless of size or socioeconomic status. This approach underscores her commitment to maximizing technical capability and value for development outcomes over socioeconomic targeting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), followed by engineering services (541330), support services (561990), and infrastructure construction (237310). She routinely acquires technical advisory services, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, climate adaptation engineering, and logistical support for field-based development programs, demonstrating deep expertise in managing multidisciplinary, results-oriented contracts in complex international environments.