Jessica M. Martinez

Jessica M. Martinez serves as an Acquisition Agent for USAID/Honduras, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies aligned with U.S. foreign assistance objectives. She manages the acquisition of technical advisory services and institutional capacity-building solutions critical to strengthening democratic governance, rule of law, and resilient market systems in Honduras. Her responsibilities include developing solicitation documents, evaluating proposals, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s streamlined procurement policies. She primarily handles contracts for professional services, including electoral integrity support, civic engagement programs, and migration policy analysis, often requiring specialized expertise in public sector reform and development economics. Martinez collaborates with a diverse range of international and local contractors, including U.S.-based development consulting firms, regional technical assistance providers, and Honduran civil society organizations with proven implementation capacity. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and results-driven deliverables, fostering long-term partnerships with vendors who demonstrate deep contextual knowledge of Central American institutional environments. She prioritizes vendors with demonstrated experience in donor-funded programs and robust monitoring and evaluation frameworks. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. While she does not currently utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she actively encourages small business participation through unrestricted competitions that allow qualified small firms to compete on equal footing, consistent with USAID’s broader commitment to local ownership and sustainability. Martinez’s procurement focus centers on NAICS categories related to management consulting, administrative and support services, and scientific and technical consulting. She routinely acquires services in governance strengthening, public financial management, electoral systems design, and civic technology platforms, requiring deep domain expertise in institutional diagnostics, stakeholder engagement, and adaptive program implementation. Her work is grounded in evidence-based procurement practices that align with USAID’s mission of fostering locally led development outcomes.