Julie Ota

Julie R. Ota serves as a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurement actions that advance global development objectives. She manages the full lifecycle of complex technical assistance and institutional capacity-building contracts, ensuring alignment with USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector governance, democratic engagement, and economic resilience in partner nations. Her acquisitions primarily support professional, scientific, and technical services critical to policy advisory, governance reform, and emergency response coordination, often involving multi-year, performance-based agreements under FAR Part 12 and Part 37. Julie maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC as her primary contractor, reflecting a pattern of sustained collaboration with a single high-performing vendor experienced in international development programming. Her procurement approach emphasizes reliability, technical expertise, and institutional knowledge, favoring established partners with demonstrated success in delivering complex, context-sensitive services across diverse geopolitical environments. While she engages with a limited number of vendors, her relationships are characterized by deep alignment with USAID’s technical priorities and compliance with federal acquisition standards. Her contracting patterns show a strong preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, with 94.7% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, indicating a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications. Only 5.3% of her awards utilize Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, suggesting a selective but intentional approach to small business participation when it aligns with programmatic needs and competitive readiness. Julie’s procurement focus centers on NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with significant activity in 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services) and 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services). She routinely procures technical advisory services, institutional assessments, training design, and policy analysis—domain areas requiring deep expertise in international governance, public administration, and development economics. Her work supports USAID’s technical mission through high-value, knowledge-driven contracts rather than commodity or construction procurements.