Marva M. Butler

Marva Butler serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Rwanda, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development through strategic procurement and assistance mechanisms. She manages the full lifecycle of non-construction acquisitions, primarily supporting technical assistance programs in global health, education, trade facilitation, and livelihoods. Her work ensures that procurement aligns with USAID’s adaptive management principles, emphasizing local capacity building and partner-driven solutions. She routinely handles task orders and cooperative agreements under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), with a focus on professional services that require specialized expertise and performance-based outcomes. Marva collaborates with a diverse range of contractors, including international consulting firms, local Rwandan institutions, and technical service providers with deep domain knowledge in development programming. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she fosters long-term partnerships with firms capable of delivering context-sensitive, evidence-based interventions. Her contracting approach prioritizes performance, transparency, and alignment with Rwandan government priorities, often requiring proposers to demonstrate strong local presence and cultural competency. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open competition, with 90.9% of awards issued without set-aside designations. Nevertheless, she consistently supports Women-Owned Small Businesses, allocating 9.1% of opportunities to this category, reflecting a deliberate commitment to gender-inclusive economic development and local enterprise growth. Marva’s primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which encompasses a broad array of development consulting, monitoring and evaluation, and technical advisory services. She also regularly procures architectural services (541310) and administrative management consulting (541611), particularly for infrastructure planning and institutional strengthening initiatives. Her domain expertise centers on designing and managing performance-driven, results-oriented contracts that build Rwandan institutional capacity and ensure program sustainability.