Svetlana A Podeyko

Svetlana A. Podeyko serves as an Acquisition Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development/Ukraine (USAID/Ukraine), where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical procurement activities aligned with the agency’s goals of democratic governance, economic resilience, and public sector modernization. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions for technical assistance and capacity-building services, ensuring compliance with federal procurement regulations and USAID’s development objectives. Her work directly supports institutional reforms and civil society strengthening by securing high-quality consulting services that enhance Ukraine’s public administration, private sector development, and recovery infrastructure. Podeyko collaborates with a diverse array of international and domestic consulting firms specializing in public sector reform, governance, and institutional capacity development. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in post-conflict institutional rebuilding, anti-corruption frameworks, and public service delivery innovation. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, rigorous vendor evaluation, and transparent competition to ensure value and accountability in every award. Her procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open, unrestricted competition, with 100% of her acquisitions issued under non-set-aside authorities. This indicates a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers regardless of socioeconomic status, prioritizing technical excellence and mission alignment over designated small business set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs. Podeyko’s primary procurement focus is concentrated in NAICS 541611—Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services—reflecting her specialization in securing expert advisory services for governance reform, public financial management, and institutional strengthening. She routinely procures services related to policy design, organizational development, training, and monitoring and evaluation frameworks, demonstrating deep expertise in the technical domains of public sector modernization and development programming.