Maria Televantos, Regional Contracting Officer

Maria Televantos serves as a Regional Contracting Officer for USAID/Moldova, where she leads the acquisition and contract management of technical assistance services critical to advancing democratic governance, economic resilience, and institutional capacity building. She is responsible for executing full lifecycle procurements aligned with U.S. foreign assistance objectives, ensuring compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and USAID’s Automated Directives System (ADS). Her portfolio primarily encompasses professional and management consulting services designed to strengthen public financial management, enhance energy security, and promote digital transformation across Moldovan institutions. She works closely with implementing partners, local stakeholders, and international consultants to deliver mission-critical outcomes through transparent, competitive contracting processes. Maria’s contracting patterns reflect a strong emphasis on open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under non-set-aside mechanisms, indicating a preference for broad-based, merit-based selection rather than socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not routinely prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach ensures maximum market participation and value-driven outcomes, aligning with USAID’s global emphasis on efficiency and impact over socioeconomic quotas. Her procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which accounts for two-thirds of her portfolio, and NAICS 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services), reflecting her specialization in governance reform, public sector modernization, and institutional advisory services. She regularly procures technical expertise in public financial management systems, anti-corruption frameworks, energy sector regulation, and digital infrastructure planning, engaging a diverse array of international consulting firms, think tanks, and subject-matter experts with proven experience in Eastern European institutional contexts.