Tanya B Ahmady

Tanya B. Ahmady serves as an Acquisition and Assistance (A&A) Specialist at USAID/Uganda, where she plays a pivotal role in designing and managing non-procurement instruments and competitive acquisitions that advance sustainable development outcomes. Her work directly supports the agency’s mission to build local institutional capacity in health, governance, and ecosystem management, with a strong emphasis on evidence-based programming and technical assistance. She typically handles complex service-based acquisitions under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Agency for International Development Acquisition Regulation (AIDAR), focusing on professional consulting, monitoring and evaluation, and systems strengthening services. Her acquisitions are strategically aligned with U.S. government development priorities, particularly under PEPFAR and resilience-building initiatives. Tanya collaborates with a diverse array of international and local implementing partners, including technical service providers, research institutions, and civil society organizations. While no single contractor dominates her portfolio, she consistently engages firms with demonstrated expertise in public health systems, governance diagnostics, and environmental management. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-driven agreements that emphasize local ownership and adaptive management, fostering long-term partnerships over transactional vendor relationships. Tanya’s procurement portfolio reflects a strong orientation toward open competition, with 100% of her acquisitions designated as “No Set-Aside.” This indicates a focus on selecting the most technically qualified offerors regardless of socioeconomic status, rather than prioritizing designated small business categories such as 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB. Her approach prioritizes technical merit and programmatic alignment over socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with USAID’s global development model that emphasizes capability over certification. Her primary procurement focus lies in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541611 (Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services). She routinely procures services related to performance monitoring, data analytics, institutional capacity assessments, and strategic planning—domains requiring deep technical expertise in development economics, public health, and governance frameworks. Her work ensures that USAID/Uganda’s interventions are informed by rigorous analysis and locally grounded implementation strategies.