Rose F Gathungu

Rose F. Gathungu serves as an Acquisition & Assistance Specialist for USAID/Democratic Republic of the Congo, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission of building sustainable development through strategic procurement and assistance mechanisms. She manages the full lifecycle of non-construction acquisitions, including solicitations, evaluations, award administration, and post-award compliance, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign assistance priorities in health, food security, governance, and environmental resilience. Her work supports technical assistance programs and community-led initiatives by securing essential services that enhance institutional capacity and public service delivery across the DRC. While specific contractor names are not publicly disclosed, Gathungu maintains a diverse vendor ecosystem composed primarily of professional services firms providing technical expertise in development programming, logistics, and operational support. Her contracting patterns reflect collaboration with both international and local service providers, emphasizing performance-based outcomes, compliance with federal acquisition regulations, and adherence to USAID’s policy of local capacity building. She fosters transparent, competitive procurement processes that prioritize technical merit and programmatic impact over cost alone. Gathungu’s procurement portfolio is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under open competition. This reflects a strategic decision to maximize access to global expertise and ensure the highest quality of services for complex, high-stakes development interventions. While she does not prioritize socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, her approach aligns with USAID’s global operational framework, which emphasizes technical capability and scalability over domestic socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 561990 (All Other Support Services) and 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her reliance on consultants, evaluators, and implementation partners delivering adaptive management, monitoring and evaluation, and capacity-building services. She also procures scheduled passenger air transportation (NAICS 481111) to enable field mobility for technical teams. Gathungu’s expertise centers on securing specialized, mission-critical services that underpin USAID’s long-term development objectives in fragile and high-need environments.