Shachibonde Kasanda

Shachibonde Kasanda supports the procurement mission of USAID/Zambia by managing technical assistance and service-based acquisitions aligned with the agency’s focus on sustainable development and health systems strengthening. While their formal title is not listed, their procurement activities center on securing professional services critical to advancing data-driven public health initiatives, agricultural resilience, and digital governance. Kasanda routinely handles complex contracts for consulting, logistics optimization, and outpatient care delivery support, ensuring alignment with USAID’s mandate to build local institutional capacity through transparent, evidence-based interventions. Kasanda collaborates with a diverse array of international and local service providers, including firms specializing in health information systems, supply chain logistics, and public health program design. Vendor partnerships are typically performance-based, emphasizing measurable outcomes in service delivery and technical capacity building. While no specific contractors are identified, the contracting pattern reflects a preference for experienced implementers with demonstrated expertise in African health and development contexts, often engaging firms with prior USAID or donor-funded project experience. Kasanda’s procurement portfolio demonstrates a strong orientation toward open competition, with 93.8% of awards issued under no set-aside provisions, reflecting a focus on technical merit and global competitiveness. Nevertheless, a consistent 6.3% of acquisitions are designated as total small business set-asides under FAR 19.5, indicating a deliberate effort to integrate Zambian and regional small enterprises into the development ecosystem. This pattern underscores a balanced approach—prioritizing quality and scale while fostering local economic participation. The primary NAICS categories reflect deep specialization in professional and technical services, particularly in process and logistics consulting (541614), general technical consulting (541690), and outpatient care services (621498). Kasanda’s acquisitions target high-impact domains including health data integration, supply chain transparency, and community-based health service delivery, reinforcing USAID/Zambia’s emphasis on innovation, local ownership, and systems-level change.