Yusif Ibrahim

Susan C. Easley serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Haiti, managing contracts that deliver critical technical expertise to support sustainable development and institutional resilience across Haiti’s public systems. Her work centers on acquiring specialized personal services and professional technical assistance to strengthen governance, health, rule of law, elections, and infrastructure capacity. She oversees the full lifecycle of acquisition actions for U.S. and third-country national contractors who provide on-the-ground advisory services, ensuring alignment with USAID’s mission of building local institutional capacity through targeted, mission-driven contracting. Easley’s contracting portfolio is primarily composed of personal services and professional technical services contracts awarded through competitive and non-competitive mechanisms, often under the authority of the Foreign Assistance Act. While no specific contractor relationships are publicly identified, her procurement patterns indicate consistent engagement with firms offering expertise in public sector reform, electoral integrity, health system strengthening, and institutional governance. She works closely with contractors who deploy subject matter experts in high-risk, low-infrastructure environments, emphasizing flexibility, cultural competency, and long-term impact over transactional deliverables. Easley’s acquisition strategy reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under non-set-aside authorities. This indicates a focus on selecting the most qualified technical experts regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing capability and mission alignment over socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized through set-asides, her portfolio may still include small businesses that compete successfully under full and open competition due to their specialized technical offerings. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 812990 (All Other Personal Services), accounting for 75% of activity, reflecting heavy reliance on individual consultants and expert contractors for direct technical assistance. The remaining 25% falls under NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), indicating demand for multidisciplinary technical support in areas such as policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation, and systems design. Her domain expertise centers on governance, public service delivery, and institutional capacity-building in fragile contexts.