MariaJose Matos

MariaJose Matos serves as a Personnel Specialist at USAID/Mozambique, where she plays a critical role in managing human capital acquisition activities that support the agency’s mission of building institutional resilience and local capacity. Her work centers on procuring professional services related to personnel management, organizational development, and technical assistance in workforce strengthening—ensuring that staffing solutions align with USAID’s goals in public health, governance, and economic empowerment. She handles non-construction acquisitions under FAR Part 12 and Part 37, primarily securing expert consultants and specialized support services to enhance the effectiveness of civil society and government partners across Mozambique. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, Matos routinely engages with a broad spectrum of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, local Mozambican NGOs, and technical assistance vendors with expertise in human resource systems, training design, and organizational diagnostics. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based contracting and outcome-driven deliverables, fostering partnerships that prioritize local expertise and sustainable capacity building over short-term inputs. Matos’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 88.7% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, indicating a focus on merit-based selection of the most qualified providers. However, she maintains a measurable commitment to small business participation, with 9.9% of awards going to 8(a) certified firms and 1.4% allocated under total small business set-asides, demonstrating alignment with federal socioeconomic goals without compromising technical rigor. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which encompasses organizational development, HR consulting, and policy advisory services, alongside NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services) for specialized personnel support. This reflects deep expertise in procuring human capital solutions that directly strengthen Mozambique’s public institutions and civil society infrastructure.