Ndidi Uche

Ndidi Uche serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Nigeria, where she plays a pivotal role in designing and managing procurement strategies that advance U.S. foreign assistance objectives in governance, public health, and sustainable development. She specializes in non-construction technical services, leveraging performance monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) frameworks to ensure program accountability and evidence-based decision-making. Her acquisitions typically support data science initiatives, institutional capacity building, and subnational governance programs, aligning closely with USAID’s mission to strengthen local systems through technical expertise and sustainable partnerships. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the procurement record, Ndidi consistently engages with professional service providers offering strategic advisory, research, monitoring, and technical assistance services. Her working relationships emphasize performance-driven vendor selection, prioritizing firms with demonstrated expertise in health systems strengthening, data analytics, and public sector institutional reform. She fosters collaborative, long-term partnerships with contractors capable of delivering high-quality, context-specific solutions tailored to Nigeria’s complex operational environment. Ndidi’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-aside designations. This indicates a focus on merit-based selection rather than socioeconomic targeting, though she remains compliant with all federal small business policies. Her approach prioritizes technical capability and programmatic impact over socioeconomic classifications, ensuring the most qualified entities are selected to deliver mission-critical services. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a wide range of technical assistance, data collection and analysis, evaluation design, and capacity-building services. She routinely procures expertise in health informatics, governance diagnostics, survey methodology, and MEL system implementation, reflecting deep domain knowledge in public sector innovation and international development programming.