Priscilla Sampil

Priscilla Sampil serves as Executive Officer for USAID/Guinea/Sierra Leone, overseeing the strategic planning and execution of procurement activities aligned with the agency’s mission to strengthen democratic governance, public health resilience, and conflict prevention in West Africa. In this capacity, she ensures that acquisitions support institutional capacity building, governance reform, and health security initiatives through technically sound, compliant contracting practices. She typically manages complex professional services contracts requiring deep domain expertise in governance, human rights, and public health program administration, coordinating closely with technical units to align procurement with program objectives and donor requirements. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Ms. Sampil maintains a broad network of professional services firms and local implementing partners with demonstrated experience in governance diagnostics, electoral integrity support, and gender-based violence prevention programming. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for competitively awarded, performance-based engagements with consultants and technical service providers capable of delivering adaptive, context-sensitive solutions in fragile environments. She prioritizes transparency, accountability, and local partner engagement in vendor selection processes. Ms. Sampil’s set-aside preferences show a strong emphasis on open competition, with 88% of acquisitions conducted without set-asides, reflecting the high-demand, specialized nature of her portfolio. However, she actively supports socioeconomic goals through targeted 8(a) competed awards (8%) and total small business set-asides (4%), demonstrating a measured commitment to small business participation without compromising technical rigor or program effectiveness. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 812990 (All Other Personal Services), reflecting demand for governance advisors, monitoring and evaluation experts, and behavioral change communication specialists. Additional activity in NAICS 541611 and 923120 underscores her expertise in management consulting for public institutions and the administration of public health programs, particularly in areas like disease surveillance and health system strengthening.