Maria Anguiano

Maria Anguiano serves as a key procurement professional within the Peace Corps Office of Administrative and Contract Management (OACM), supporting the agency’s global operational mission through strategic acquisition of specialized services. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts focused on workforce readiness, volunteer safety, and mission-critical infrastructure, ensuring alignment with federal procurement regulations and Peace Corps’ unique international operational needs. Her acquisitions typically involve professional services including training, security systems, medical support, translation, and software solutions essential to sustaining Peace Corps volunteers abroad and enhancing institutional capacity. Anguiano maintains a consistent working relationship with Biometrics4All, Inc., a primary vendor providing critical background investigation and identity verification services vital to volunteer vetting and safety protocols. Her contracting approach emphasizes reliability, compliance, and technical specificity, favoring contractors with proven expertise in security systems, medical support, and international language services. She engages with vendors through competitive solicitation processes, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and service quality over cost alone. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 93.3% of awards issued without set-aside designations. While small business participation is limited to 6.7% of awards, primarily under Total Small Business Set-Asides (FAR 19.5), she actively seeks qualified small businesses with niche capabilities in security, training, and health services to supplement the agency’s operational needs. Her primary NAICS focus areas include 541930 (Translation and Interpretation Services), 513210 (Software Publishers), 621111 (Offices of Physicians), 561621 (Security Systems Services), and 611430 (Professional and Management Development Training). These reflect her expertise in procuring services that ensure volunteer health, digital infrastructure resilience, global communication readiness, and workforce development across diverse cultural and geographic environments.