Mariama Sy

Mariama Sy serves as a Human Resources Assistant / TC at USAID/Senegal, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen institutional capacity across West Africa through strategic personnel and technical assistance acquisitions. In her procurement role, she facilitates the acquisition of professional services critical to human capital development, program management, and organizational effectiveness. Her responsibilities include preparing solicitation documents, coordinating with technical teams to define requirements, and ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations for non-construction services. She primarily handles task orders and delivery orders under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts to secure expert personnel for governance, public health, and education initiatives. Mariama collaborates closely with a diverse pool of professional service providers, including consulting firms, human capital specialists, and technical advisors with deep regional expertise. Her working relationships emphasize performance-based outcomes and alignment with USAID’s capacity-building objectives, often engaging firms with prior experience in African public sector reform. While no specific contractors are identified, her procurement patterns reflect a preference for vendors capable of delivering adaptive, context-sensitive HR and organizational development solutions in complex, low-resource environments. She demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with equal weighting between open competition and 8(a) competed set-asides, reflecting a deliberate strategy to promote small business participation among disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Her contracting approach actively supports the development of local and U.S.-based 8(a) certified firms, reinforcing USAID’s mandate to build sustainable, inclusive institutions through equitable contracting. Her procurement focus is exclusively centered on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing human resources consulting, organizational assessment, training design, and institutional strengthening services. She specializes in acquiring expertise in workforce planning, leadership development, and public sector HR systems, ensuring that technical assistance aligns with Senegal’s national development priorities and USAID’s broader regional goals.