Rachel Saint Paul

Rachel Saint Paul serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Haiti, responsible for managing technical assistance contracts that advance the agency’s mission of institutional resilience and sustainable development. She oversees the acquisition of specialized professional services to strengthen public systems in health, rule of law, elections, economic opportunity, and infrastructure. Her work centers on deploying U.S. and third-country national experts through personal services contracts and management consulting engagements, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities and local capacity-building goals. Saint Paul’s acquisitions are mission-critical, often requiring high levels of technical expertise and cultural competency to support fragile state institutions in complex operational environments. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Saint Paul maintains a consistent partnership model with international consulting firms and specialized technical service providers with proven experience in post-conflict and low-resource settings. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vetting of technical proposals, and adherence to U.S. government standards for professional services procurement. She frequently engages firms with deep regional expertise in Haiti and the broader Caribbean, fostering long-term vendor relationships built on accountability, adaptability, and results-driven deliverables. Saint Paul’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside authorities. This indicates a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified technical providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing expertise and track record over certification-based preferences. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her office may still include small firms as subcontractors within larger teaming arrangements. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541330 (Engineering Services) and 541618 (Other Management Consulting Services), reflecting a demand for infrastructure design, institutional strengthening, and governance reform support. She routinely procures technical advisory services, monitoring and evaluation frameworks, and capacity-building programs tailored to Haitian public institutions, demonstrating deep expertise in development contracting and results-oriented acquisition strategies.