Manuel L. Marroquin

Manuel L. Marroquin serves as a Regional Contracting Officer for USAID/Botswana (720633), where he oversees the acquisition of critical support and professional services aligned with the agency’s mission to strengthen public health systems and advance sustainable development across Southern Africa. He manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions—from market research and solicitation to contract award and closeout—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s development objectives. His portfolio primarily includes non-construction services that enable health system strengthening, HIV/AIDS program implementation, and institutional capacity building, often requiring technical expertise in public health logistics, data systems, and community-based service delivery. Marroquin collaborates with a diverse array of contractors, including international development firms, local implementing partners, and technical service providers specializing in health system strengthening and program evaluation. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-driven agreements with vendors capable of delivering context-specific solutions in low-resource environments. While no single contractor dominates his portfolio, he consistently engages firms with demonstrated experience in African public health contexts and robust monitoring and evaluation capabilities. Mr. Marroquin’s procurement strategy reflects a 100% non-set-aside approach, indicating a focus on open competition and value-driven selection rather than socioeconomic set-asides. This reflects USAID/Botswana’s emphasis on technical merit, local capacity, and scalability over socioeconomic classifications, though small and medium-sized enterprises remain eligible and frequently compete for awards based on capability and past performance. His primary NAICS focus areas—561990 (All Other Support Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services)—reveal a specialization in procurement of integrated support services, including training, data management, behavioral health outreach, and technical assistance. He routinely acquires services related to health workforce development, supply chain optimization, and social service integration, demonstrating deep domain expertise in public health systems procurement within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.