Sharon Byrd

Sharon Byrd serves as a Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR) for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under agency code 7200AA, where she provides critical technical oversight for procurement actions supporting international governance and institutional capacity building. In this role, she ensures contractor performance aligns with program objectives, monitors deliverables, and validates compliance with technical specifications for IT-driven development initiatives. Her responsibilities include evaluating technical proposals, conducting progress reviews, and facilitating communication between program teams and contractors to uphold mission-critical standards in global development contracting. Byrd maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary contractor delivering technical services in support of USAID’s digital governance and data systems initiatives. Her engagement with this vendor reflects a pattern of sustained, performance-based partnerships centered on long-term technical support rather than transactional procurement. She collaborates closely with contractors to ensure solutions meet complex international development requirements, emphasizing adaptability, data integrity, and system interoperability across diverse operational environments. Byrd’s procurement portfolio reflects no set-aside preferences, with 100% of her acquisitions awarded under full and open competition. This indicates a strategic focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic classifications, aligning with USAID’s need for specialized expertise in high-stakes international contexts where proprietary systems and proven technical capacity take precedence over small business set-asides. Her primary focus is on NAICS 541512 (Computer Systems Design Services), where she procures custom software development, system integration, data analytics platforms, and digital governance tools tailored to public sector reform in partner nations. Her technical domain expertise lies in designing and managing IT architectures that support electoral systems, public financial management, and democratic engagement platforms, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with international development best practices.