May Bringula

May Bringula serves as Office Secretary at USAID/Philippines, providing critical administrative and operational support to the agency’s procurement and program implementation teams. In this role, she facilitates the coordination of contracting documentation, maintains compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and ensures timely processing of requisitions and vendor communications. While not a contracting officer, her position is integral to the smooth execution of the agency’s acquisition lifecycle, particularly for personal services contracts that support technical assistance and institutional capacity-building initiatives. She routinely interfaces with program staff, finance units, and external vendors to ensure alignment between operational needs and procurement workflows. May works closely with a broad network of local and international service providers engaged in administrative, logistical, and technical support roles. Her daily interactions involve coordinating with vendors offering expert consulting, training delivery, data management, and office support services, often under short-term, task-based arrangements. She maintains a collaborative, detail-oriented working relationship with contractors, ensuring adherence to USAID’s procedural standards and timely fulfillment of deliverables tied to development objectives. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for non-set-aside acquisitions, with 100% of her supported contracts awarded under open competition. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit rather than socioeconomic preferences, consistent with USAID’s mission-driven need for specialized expertise across diverse technical domains. The primary NAICS classification under her purview is 812990, All Other Personal Services, reflecting her central role in procuring professional support services such as policy analysis, governance training, financial management consulting, and climate resilience advisory work. These services directly enable USAID’s efforts to strengthen public sector institutions and advance sustainable development outcomes in the Philippines.