Larissa Lomonosova

Larissa V. Lomonosova serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Assistant at USAID/Ukraine, supporting the agency’s mission to advance democratic governance, economic resilience, and public health stability through strategic procurement and assistance instruments. In her role, she facilitates the acquisition of professional services critical to institutional capacity-building, technical assistance, and civil society strengthening in Ukraine’s post-conflict recovery context. She works closely with program officers to translate development objectives into compliant procurement actions, primarily managing task orders and cooperative agreements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS). Her portfolio centers on non-construction services that support governance reform, private sector development, and public service modernization. Larissa collaborates with a diverse array of international and local professional service providers, including consulting firms, research institutions, and technical implementation partners with expertise in public administration, economic policy, and institutional reform. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she fosters long-term partnerships with vendors capable of delivering adaptive, context-sensitive solutions aligned with USAID’s principles of local ownership and sustainability. Her working relationships emphasize performance-based outcomes, transparency, and compliance with U.S. government procurement standards. Larissa’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open, non-set-aside competitions, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB designations. This reflects the nature of her portfolio, which prioritizes specialized technical expertise over socioeconomic criteria, though she remains attentive to opportunities for local Ukrainian firms and international partners with inclusive hiring practices. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, training, and institutional advisory services, with a secondary emphasis on NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) for infrastructure-related technical support. She specializes in procuring high-integrity, evidence-based services that directly inform Ukraine’s reform agenda and align with donor coordination frameworks.