Svitlana Shkulova

Svitlana Shkulova serves as a Senior Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Malawi, where she leads the design, solicitation, and award of technical assistance contracts and cooperative agreements aligned with the agency’s mission of sustainable development and institutional capacity building. Her portfolio centers on procuring expert consulting services to strengthen governance, public health systems, economic resilience, and public financial management. She manages the full acquisition lifecycle—from needs assessment and market research to contract closeout—ensuring compliance with federal regulations and USAID’s development objectives. Her work directly supports the deployment of specialized personnel and technical advisors to enhance local institutional performance across Malawi. Shkulova collaborates with a diverse array of international and local consultants, including professional services firms specializing in public sector reform, health systems strengthening, and supply chain logistics. She fosters long-term partnerships with vetted technical experts and advisory firms, prioritizing performance-based outcomes and local capacity transfer. Her contracting approach emphasizes competitive solicitation while integrating adaptive management principles to respond to evolving development needs on the ground. She demonstrates a strong commitment to socioeconomic inclusion, with 40% of her awards structured as 8(a) competed procurements, reflecting a deliberate strategy to engage small disadvantaged businesses with relevant technical expertise. While 60% of her acquisitions are open to all competitors, her consistent use of the 8(a) program underscores her dedication to expanding opportunities for underrepresented firms in international development contracting. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), where she sources specialized advisory services in governance, health, and economic development. She also frequently procures services under NAICS 511130, which encompasses publishing and content development for technical reports, policy briefs, and training materials. Her domain expertise spans public financial management, supply chain optimization, and institutional capacity assessments, making her a key conduit for delivering high-impact, evidence-based technical assistance.