Leona Sasinkova

Leona Sasinkova serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Agency for International Development/Botswana (USAID/Botswana), supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen health systems and advance sustainable development across Southern Africa. She manages the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to public health programming, including strategic consulting, health system strengthening, and institutional capacity building. Her procurement activities align with USAID’s emphasis on government-led solutions and local ownership, ensuring that contracts support evidence-based interventions in HIV/AIDS prevention, primary healthcare delivery, and social service integration. Sasinkova’s contracting portfolio is primarily composed of professional services engagements with a broad range of international and local firms, including public health consultants, management advisors, and technical service providers. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for experienced, mission-aligned vendors capable of delivering high-impact, context-sensitive services in complex, resource-constrained environments. She works closely with implementing partners and local stakeholders to ensure contractual deliverables align with national priorities and USAID’s development objectives. Sasinkova’s acquisition strategy shows no preference for socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of procurements classified as “No Set-Aside.” This reflects a focus on technical merit and programmatic fit over socioeconomic criteria, consistent with USAID’s international development mandate, where local capacity building is often pursued through direct technical assistance rather than targeted small business set-asides. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which accounts for 81.3% of her activity, indicating a strong emphasis on specialized consulting services. She also regularly procures administrative management consulting (541611) and public health program administration (923120), demonstrating expertise in supporting complex, multi-sectoral health initiatives through tailored technical assistance and systems-level interventions.