Szidonia Szekeres

Szidonia Szekeres serves as an Acquisition Agent for USAID/Bosnia and Herzegovina, where she plays a pivotal role in executing technical assistance contracts that advance democratic governance, institutional capacity, and economic resilience. Her procurement activities are central to implementing USAID’s mission of supporting public sector accountability, electoral integrity, and digital transformation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She specializes in managing complex, performance-based acquisitions for professional and technical services, ensuring alignment with U.S. foreign policy objectives and local stakeholder needs. Her work directly supports policy reform initiatives, audit system modernization, and energy governance programs through strategic sourcing and contract administration. Szidonia collaborates with a diverse array of international and local professional service providers, including consulting firms, policy research institutes, and technical advisory entities. While no specific contractor relationships are currently identifiable in the data, her procurement patterns indicate a preference for firms with demonstrated expertise in public administration reform, electoral systems design, and institutional capacity building. She engages vendors through competitive solicitations, ensuring transparency, value, and compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s foreign assistance guidelines. Szidonia’s contracting activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under general competition without socioeconomic set-asides such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB preferences. This reflects the nature of her portfolio, which prioritizes technical excellence and international expertise over domestic socioeconomic targeting. While small business participation is not formally incentivized in her acquisitions, she maintains rigorous evaluation criteria to ensure high-quality deliverables and cost-effectiveness. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing policy analysis, institutional diagnostics, training design, and technical advisory services. She consistently acquires expertise in democratic governance, audit modernization, energy policy development, and digital public service innovation, requiring contractors with deep sectoral knowledge and field experience in post-conflict institutional environments.