Sandra C. Aguilera

Sandra Aguilera de Ferrari serves as a Personnel Assistant at USAID/Honduras, supporting the agency’s mission to strengthen democratic governance, citizen security, and resilient market systems through strategic human capital and technical advisory services. In her role, she facilitates the acquisition of personal services and professional support contracts essential to implementing USAID’s technical assistance programs, particularly in rule of law, electoral integrity, and civic engagement. Her procurement activities center on securing specialized personnel and expert consultants who deliver on-the-ground capacity building, policy analysis, and institutional reform support to Honduran public institutions. She operates within the agency’s broader contracting framework to ensure compliance with federal procurement regulations while aligning acquisitions with programmatic priorities. While no specific contractor relationships are currently documented, her work routinely engages a broad spectrum of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, local Honduran subject matter experts, and U.S.-based technical advisory firms with regional experience. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for flexible, performance-based engagements that enable rapid response to evolving development needs, often requiring rapid onboarding of personnel with specialized language, cultural, and sectoral expertise. Sandra’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted under general competition, indicating a focus on merit-based selection over socioeconomic preferences. This approach prioritizes technical qualifications and programmatic fit over vendor classification, reflecting USAID/Honduras’s emphasis on outcome-driven service delivery. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services) at 81.3%, encompassing individual consultants, technical advisors, and short-term assignees, and NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) at 18.8%, covering specialized analytical, training, and institutional development services. She consistently procures expertise in governance, migration policy, and civic participation, ensuring alignment with USAID’s strategic objectives in Honduras.