Jennifer Armstrong

Jennifer Armstrong serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she manages the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions to advance global governance, institutional capacity building, and democratic resilience. Her portfolio centers on technical assistance, policy advisory, and institutional strengthening initiatives in partner nations, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s mission-driven objectives. She routinely oversees sole-source and competed procurements for high-impact development programs, aligning contracting strategies with U.S. foreign policy goals and international development best practices. Armstrong maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC as her primary contractor, leveraging their expertise in delivering complex, multi-country technical services. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with proven capacity in international development contexts, while also engaging a diverse pool of qualified vendors to ensure competitive, transparent processes. She fosters long-term partnerships grounded in performance accountability and mission alignment, prioritizing contractors with demonstrated experience in public sector reform and institutional capacity development. Her set-aside preferences reveal a balanced approach to socioeconomic contracting: approximately two-thirds of her awards are competed without set-aside, while one-third are awarded through the 8(a) Business Development Program. This pattern underscores her commitment to expanding opportunities for small disadvantaged businesses without compromising program integrity or technical rigor. She strategically employs 8(a) competed contracts to cultivate capable small business partners in the international development sector. Armstrong’s procurement focus is exclusively concentrated in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—reflecting her specialization in procuring non-clinical, advisory, and analytical services. She routinely acquires technical assistance in governance reform, electoral support, public financial management, and emergency response coordination, ensuring that contractor deliverables directly enhance the institutional capabilities of foreign governments and civil society organizations.