Tania V. Conde

Tania V. Conde serves as an Acquisition & Assistance Specialist at USAID/Mozambique, where she plays a pivotal role in designing and managing procurement and assistance instruments that advance sustainable development outcomes. She supports the agency’s mission by executing complex acquisitions aligned with technical assistance programs in public health, education, governance, and economic empowerment. Her work spans the full lifecycle of contracting actions—from needs assessment and market research to award and closeout—ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives. She routinely handles service-based contracts and cooperative agreements that require deep technical expertise and local stakeholder engagement. Tania collaborates with a diverse array of contractors, including international consulting firms, local civil society organizations, and technical service providers with demonstrated capacity in Mozambique’s development context. Her procurement patterns emphasize partnerships with vendors possessing specialized knowledge in health systems strengthening, environmental assessment, and educational program implementation. She prioritizes vendors with proven field experience, local presence, and the ability to adapt programming to community-level needs, fostering long-term, performance-driven relationships rather than transactional engagements. Her contracting approach reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 87.5% of acquisitions issued without set-aside designations, while maintaining a deliberate 12.5% allocation for Local Area Set-Asides under FAR 26.2 to promote regional economic participation. Though not focused on 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB categories, she actively encourages small business involvement through targeted market engagement and simplified acquisition procedures that lower barriers to entry for qualified local firms. Tania’s procurement portfolio is dominated by NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services), reflecting her emphasis on cross-cutting technical assistance. She also regularly procures environmental consulting services (541620), heavy civil engineering (237990), and educational support services (611710), underscoring her expertise in multidisciplinary development programming that integrates infrastructure, health, and education outcomes.