Odessa Sifora

Odessa Sifora serves as a key procurement professional within USAID/South Africa, supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development and humanitarian outcomes across Southern Africa. Responsible for managing technical assistance contracts and service-based acquisitions, Sifora plays a central role in securing expert consulting services that build local institutional capacity, strengthen public health systems, and promote environmental conservation. Her work primarily involves the acquisition of professional, scientific, and personal services aligned with USAID’s strategic priorities in HIV/AIDS response, civic engagement, and wildlife protection, ensuring that technical expertise is effectively leveraged to achieve measurable development impacts. Sifora collaborates with a diverse array of international and local service providers, including specialized consulting firms, research institutions, and technical assistance vendors. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the dataset, her procurement patterns suggest a preference for agile, results-driven partnerships with organizations capable of delivering context-specific solutions in complex operational environments. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, adaptive management, and local stakeholder engagement, reflecting USAID’s commitment to sustainable, locally led development. Sifora’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of acquisitions classified as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic designation, prioritizing technical merit and programmatic alignment over targeted small business preferences. While not formally structured around 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains transparent and competitive, consistent with USAID’s broader compliance and accountability standards. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), underscoring her specialization in securing expert consultants, program evaluators, training facilitators, and technical advisors. These services support capacity-building initiatives, policy reform, data-driven monitoring, and community-level interventions critical to USAID’s development objectives in Southern Africa.