Judite Caetano

Judite Caetano serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Mozambique, managing contracts that advance the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional resilience. She oversees the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to strengthening local governance, public health systems, and civil society capacity. Her portfolio centers on technical assistance, policy reform support, and community-centered programming, with a focus on HIV/AIDS response, family planning, and education initiatives. Caetano ensures that acquisitions align with USAID’s strategic priorities by leveraging competitive contracting mechanisms that emphasize local engagement, technical rigor, and measurable outcomes. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the procurement record, Caetano’s work consistently engages a broad spectrum of international and local service providers specializing in development consulting, health systems strengthening, and institutional capacity building. Her contracting approach favors performance-based agreements and outcome-driven deliverables, fostering long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering context-specific solutions in complex, resource-constrained environments. She prioritizes technical expertise and local knowledge over scale, often working with niche consultants and specialized NGOs with deep roots in Mozambican communities. Caetano’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 92.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, indicating a focus on merit-based selection. However, she maintains a measurable commitment to local capacity development, with 7.7% of awards designated under the Local Area Set-Aside provision (FAR 26.2), supporting Mozambican-owned firms and community-based organizations. This balanced approach ensures both global best practices and inclusive economic participation. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her leadership in securing expert services for program design, monitoring and evaluation, and policy analysis. A secondary emphasis on NAICS 621330 (Offices of Mental Health Practitioners) underscores her role in contracting behavioral health and psychosocial support services. Her domain expertise spans health systems, democratic governance, and socio-economic empowerment, with a clear alignment to USAID’s mission of locally led development.