Sara Lemanski

Sara Lemanski serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurement actions that align with the agency’s global development mission. She manages the full lifecycle of professional services contracts, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s policy directives. Her portfolio centers on technical assistance, institutional capacity building, and governance reform initiatives, primarily procuring expert consulting services to strengthen public sector institutions in partner nations. Lemanski’s work directly supports USAID’s objectives in democratic engagement, economic resilience, and emergency response coordination through timely, transparent, and results-driven contracting. Lemanski maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing high-level professional and technical services across multiple global programs. Her contracting approach emphasizes long-term partnerships with firms demonstrating deep expertise in international development, policy analysis, and institutional strengthening. She engages vendors through competitive solicitations and performance-based task orders, prioritizing quality of technical deliverables, past performance, and alignment with USAID’s strategic goals over cost alone. Lemanski’s contracting patterns reflect a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. While she does not currently utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her procurement strategy remains aligned with federal mandates by ensuring all solicitations are structured to allow equitable access for all qualified vendors, with no preferential treatment based on socioeconomic status. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a broad spectrum of specialized consulting, research, training, and advisory services. She routinely acquires expertise in governance reform, electoral systems support, public financial management, and civil society capacity development, demonstrating deep domain knowledge in international institutional strengthening and development programming.