Maria Televantos

Maria Televantos serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Nepal, overseeing the acquisition of technical and professional services critical to advancing sustainable development outcomes in health, governance, agriculture, and community empowerment. She manages a diverse portfolio of contracts aligned with the agency’s mission of building local institutional capacity and fostering inclusive economic growth through data-driven, locally led solutions. Her acquisitions primarily focus on consulting services, program design support, and capacity-building initiatives, ensuring that technical assistance aligns with Nepal’s national development priorities and U.S. foreign assistance objectives. Televantos collaborates with a broad spectrum of international and local service providers, including professional consulting firms, technical assistance contractors, and educational support organizations. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for experienced, mission-aligned partners capable of delivering adaptive, context-sensitive interventions. She frequently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in public sector reform, health systems strengthening, and agricultural value chain development, fostering long-term vendor relationships grounded in performance, transparency, and local engagement. Her contracting approach prioritizes open competition, with 92.3% of awards issued without set-aside restrictions, reflecting a strategic emphasis on quality and scalability over socioeconomic preferences. Nevertheless, she consistently supports small business participation, with approximately 5.1% of awards allocated under Total Small Business Set-Asides and 2.6% under Local Area Set-Asides, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to inclusive economic development through procurement. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), where she acquires integrated technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and policy advisory services. She also regularly procures administrative management consulting (541611) and technical consulting (541690), with additional support for educational and operational services. Her expertise centers on complex, multi-sectoral engagements requiring adaptive management, stakeholder coordination, and evidence-based program design to drive measurable development impact.