Shirley L. Baldwin

Shirley L. Baldwin serves as Deputy Regional Contracting Officer for USAID/Central Asia/Kazakhstan, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s foreign assistance mission through strategic procurement of professional and technical services. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisitions to support governance, health, education, and economic development initiatives across Central Asia, ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s emphasis on locally led, sustainable solutions. Her portfolio centers on technical advisory services, capacity-building programs, and institutional strengthening efforts, requiring precise alignment with U.S. foreign policy objectives and host-country priorities. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, Baldwin’s procurement approach fosters partnerships with a diverse array of international and local professional service providers, including consulting firms, research institutions, and technical implementers with demonstrated expertise in public sector reform and development programming. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-driven contracts that prioritize measurable impact and adaptive management. Baldwin’s office maintains a 100% non-set-aside contracting profile, indicating a focus on open, competitive procurements rather than socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. This reflects the nature of the technical services required, which often necessitate specialized international experience and domain expertise not always available within the U.S. small business base. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing a broad spectrum of advisory services including policy analysis, institutional assessment, monitoring and evaluation, and technical training. She consistently procures high-level expertise in governance reform, economic resilience, nutrition programming, and public service delivery, ensuring that USAID’s interventions are evidence-based, locally contextualized, and aligned with best practices in international development.