Rosa M. Jimenez

Rosa M. Jimenez serves as a Contracts Specialist with USAID/Dominican Republic, where she plays a pivotal role in executing procurement strategies aligned with the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional strengthening. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions for technical assistance and capacity-building services, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s foreign assistance objectives. Her portfolio primarily supports public sector reform, health system resilience, and government-to-government partnerships, with a strong focus on administrative and management consulting services to enhance institutional effectiveness in the Dominican Republic. Jimenez collaborates with a diverse range of international and local consulting firms specializing in public administration, governance, and technical advisory services. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in institutional capacity building, policy analysis, and donor-funded program implementation. Her working relationships are characterized by a preference for firms with prior experience in Latin American public sector contexts and a proven track record in delivering results under USAID’s performance-based contracting frameworks. Jimenez’s procurement activities reflect a uniform preference for open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued without set-aside designations. This approach underscores a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical merit and programmatic alignment over targeted socioeconomic categories. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her portfolio, she ensures all solicitations are structured to allow equitable access for domestic and international vendors. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—reflecting her specialization in securing high-level advisory support for institutional modernization. She routinely procures services related to public financial management, justice sector reform, HIV/AIDS program evaluation, and G2G capacity development, demonstrating deep expertise in governance and technical assistance contracting within complex international development environments.