Rachel Modise

Rachel Modise serves as a procurement professional within USAID/South Africa, supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development and humanitarian outcomes across Southern Africa. She manages the acquisition of technical consulting services critical to building local institutional capacity, strengthening public health systems, and promoting environmental conservation. Her portfolio primarily encompasses strategic advisory contracts aimed at enhancing governance, expanding HIV/AIDS response initiatives, and supporting civic engagement through evidence-based technical assistance. Modise plays a pivotal role in aligning procurement activities with USAID’s development objectives, ensuring that contracting decisions directly contribute to long-term, locally-led impact. Modise collaborates with a diverse array of international and local consulting firms specializing in public health, governance, and environmental management. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for high-caliber technical experts and implementation partners with deep regional expertise, often engaging firms with proven track records in Southern African contexts. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, her working relationships emphasize performance-based outcomes, rigorous monitoring, and adaptive management frameworks to ensure program effectiveness and accountability. Modise’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and operational capacity rather than socioeconomic classifications. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her approach ensures equitable access for all eligible vendors through transparent, merit-based evaluation criteria. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), accounting for two-thirds of her activity, and NAICS 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services), which drives the remainder. She routinely procures services related to program evaluation, policy design, capacity building, and systems strengthening—particularly in health sector governance and wildlife conservation. Her expertise centers on securing high-impact, mission-aligned technical assistance that advances USAID’s development goals through evidence-driven, locally adapted solutions.