Katherine Cooper

Katherine K. Cooper serves as a Senior Contract Specialist within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurements aligned with the agency’s global development mission. She manages complex acquisition cycles for technical assistance and institutional capacity-building services, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s policy directives. Her portfolio primarily supports governance reform, democratic engagement, and public sector strengthening initiatives in partner nations, with a focus on performance-based contracting and results-driven procurement strategies. Cooper maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing high-level management consulting and institutional support services. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term, performance-based partnerships with vendors capable of delivering adaptive, context-specific solutions in complex international environments. She collaborates closely with program offices to align contract deliverables with strategic objectives, fostering accountability and operational agility in multilateral development contexts. Her contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside provisions. While she does not routinely utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach prioritizes technical merit, organizational capacity, and proven track records in international development contexts over socioeconomic classifications. Cooper’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services) and 921190 (Other General Government Support), reflecting her specialization in governance advisory, institutional strengthening, and public sector reform services. She regularly procures technical expertise in policy design, electoral systems support, public financial management, and organizational development—domains critical to USAID’s mission of building resilient, transparent, and accountable institutions abroad.