Linda McElroy

Linda McElroy serves as a Contracting Officer for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) mission in Nairobi, where she manages the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions critical to advancing sustainable development and democratic governance across East Africa. Her portfolio centers on high-impact consulting contracts that support private sector growth, public health system strengthening, electoral integrity, and climate resilience initiatives. She ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurement strategy with USAID’s mission-driven objectives, frequently engaging with specialized firms to deliver technical expertise in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. McElroy maintains a longstanding and primary contracting relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key provider of integrated development services. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and technical proficiency, often partnering with firms capable of delivering adaptive, context-specific solutions across Kenya and regional programs. She fosters collaborative, long-term vendor relationships grounded in accountability, innovation, and measurable impact, ensuring contractors deliver high-quality, evidence-based support to USAID’s field operations. McElroy’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued without set-aside designations. While she does not currently utilize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her procurement decisions prioritize technical capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic categorization, reflecting the specialized nature of the services required for complex international development work. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), encompassing strategic advisory, program evaluation, and systems design services. She also regularly procures management consulting (541618), environmental consulting (541620), and public health program administration (923120) services. McElroy’s expertise lies in securing technical consultants who can navigate complex governance and development landscapes, ensuring USAID’s interventions are data-informed, locally grounded, and scalable across East Africa.