Rachel Baltes

Rachel Baltes serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurement actions that advance global development objectives. She manages the full lifecycle of complex service contracts, primarily focused on administrative management consulting and professional technical services that support institutional capacity building, governance reform, and policy advisory initiatives abroad. Her work directly enables USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector institutions in partner nations through technically sound, compliant, and results-driven acquisition strategies. Baltes maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC as her primary contractor, engaging them on high-priority technical assistance and management consulting engagements. Her procurement approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes and long-term partnership models, favoring vendors with demonstrated expertise in international development contexts. She collaborates closely with program officers to align contract deliverables with strategic goals, ensuring alignment with USAID’s standards for accountability, transparency, and impact. Her contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for non-set-aside procurements, indicating a focus on open competition and selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit rather than socioeconomic categorizations. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach remains fully compliant with federal acquisition regulations and emphasizes value-driven outcomes over socioeconomic targeting. Baltes specializes in NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), which accounts for 80% of her acquisitions, and NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), which supports niche technical advisory work. She procures services related to public sector institutional strengthening, governance diagnostics, electoral system support, and emergency response coordination, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of international development and public administration reform.