Martin Steyn

Martin Steyn serves as an HR Specialist at USAID/South Africa, where he plays a pivotal role in procuring professional services that support institutional capacity building and workforce development across Southern Africa. His responsibilities include managing acquisitions for human resources consulting, organizational development, and technical assistance contracts aligned with USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector governance and local institutional resilience. Steyn primarily handles non-construction professional services that enable agency partners to enhance human capital systems, improve workforce policies, and implement sustainable HR frameworks in alignment with U.S. foreign assistance objectives. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Steyn maintains consistent relationships with a diverse pool of professional services firms, including domestic and local Southern African consultants specializing in public sector HR reform, leadership training, and organizational diagnostics. His procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, leveraging task orders and indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) mechanisms to ensure flexible, responsive support to evolving program needs. He prioritizes vendors with demonstrated expertise in cross-cultural HR systems and donor-funded institutional strengthening initiatives. Steyn exhibits a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with over 53% of his acquisitions set aside for 8(a) certified small businesses. This reflects a deliberate strategy to foster equitable access to federal contracting opportunities and build capacity among disadvantaged entrepreneurs. His contracting patterns consistently prioritize small business participation, aligning with USAID’s broader goals of local ownership and sustainable development through inclusive economic engagement. His procurement focus is overwhelmingly concentrated in NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—reflecting a specialization in HR consulting, workforce planning, and organizational effectiveness services. He rarely procures legal or technical engineering services, instead concentrating on human-centered solutions that enhance governance, civic engagement, and institutional sustainability across USAID’s Southern Africa portfolio.