Maryann Asielue

Maryann Asielue serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Nigeria, where she plays a pivotal role in designing and managing procurement strategies that align with the agency’s mission to strengthen governance, public health systems, and sustainable development outcomes across Nigeria. She specializes in non-construction technical services, ensuring that contracts support data-driven program design, institutional capacity building, and performance monitoring and evaluation (MEL) frameworks. Her work directly enables USAID’s technical assistance initiatives by facilitating the acquisition of expert services that enhance local ownership and long-term resilience in critical sectors. Maryann collaborates with a diverse range of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, Nigerian-based research institutions, and technical experts in public health, data science, and subnational governance. Her contracting patterns emphasize performance-based outcomes and measurable impact, fostering partnerships with vendors capable of delivering high-quality, context-specific technical support. She maintains a collaborative, transparent procurement process that prioritizes technical merit, local expertise, and alignment with USAID’s strategic objectives. Maryann’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach ensures equitable access for all qualified vendors, emphasizing technical capability and local relevance over socioeconomic categorization. This reflects USAID/Nigeria’s strategic focus on maximizing program impact through merit-based selection. Her primary procurement focus is under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing services such as MEL system design, health systems strengthening, data analytics, policy research, and institutional capacity assessments. She consistently procures expert consultants and technical firms with demonstrated experience in complex development environments, ensuring that USAID’s interventions are grounded in evidence, innovation, and local context.