Leslie-Ann Burnette-Badinga

Leslie-Ann Burnette-Badinga serves as a Contracting Officer for USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she plays a pivotal role in advancing the agency’s mission of strengthening democratic governance, institutional capacity, and economic resilience through strategic procurement. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition activities for technical assistance and policy reform initiatives, overseeing solicitations, contract awards, and performance monitoring for services that support electoral integrity, public sector accountability, and digital transformation. Her portfolio primarily consists of professional, scientific, and technical services contracts designed to deliver expert analysis, capacity building, and institutional advisory support to public institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Burnette-Badinga collaborates with a diverse range of international and local service providers, including consulting firms, policy research institutes, and technical assistance vendors with deep regional expertise. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for experienced, mission-aligned contractors capable of delivering context-sensitive, high-impact interventions in complex institutional environments. She maintains professional, transparent relationships with vendors, emphasizing compliance, performance accountability, and alignment with USAID’s development objectives. Her procurement strategy reflects a strong commitment to open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under non-set-aside authorities. While she does not currently utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, she ensures all solicitations are structured to maximize participation from qualified domestic and international firms, consistent with USAID’s global procurement guidelines. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—where she procures expertise in governance reform, audit modernization, energy policy analysis, and digital public service innovation. She also occasionally procures outpatient care services under NAICS 621498 to support health system strengthening initiatives. Her technical domain expertise centers on institutional capacity development, policy design, and public sector modernization, making her a key facilitator of USAID’s long-term development outcomes in the region.