Robyn Bertholon

Robyn Bertholon serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Nepal, managing the acquisition of professional and technical services critical to advancing sustainable development outcomes. In this role, she oversees the solicitation and award of contracts that support institutional strengthening, data-driven program design, and capacity-building initiatives across health, agriculture, governance, and community resilience sectors. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with USAID’s mission to foster locally led solutions, ensuring that technical assistance and consulting services directly enhance public service delivery and inclusive economic growth. She routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring deep subject-matter expertise and adaptive implementation frameworks. Bertholon works with a diverse array of international and local consulting firms, including specialized firms in management advisory, public sector reform, and environmental science. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for firms with demonstrated experience in development contexts, particularly those capable of delivering evidence-based interventions and real-time monitoring systems. She cultivates long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance accountability, technical innovation, and local stakeholder engagement, often requiring consortia or subcontracting arrangements to ensure contextual relevance and sustainability. Her procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition, indicating a focus on technical merit and institutional capacity over socioeconomic preferences. While she does not prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains transparent and competitive, ensuring the selection of the most qualified providers regardless of business size or certification status. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), with significant activity in management consulting (541611), technical consulting (541690), and environmental services (541620). She routinely procures services related to policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, agricultural extension systems, and social science research, demonstrating deep expertise in development-focused technical consulting and evidence-based program design.