Tequilla Wheeler

Tequilla Wheeler serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), operating under agency code 7200AA, where she supports the agency’s mission to strengthen international governance, economic resilience, and public sector capacity through strategic contracting. She manages a diverse portfolio of technical assistance and advisory service acquisitions, primarily focused on institutional development, policy reform, and emergency response coordination. Her work ensures that USAID’s global programming is enabled by high-quality, mission-aligned professional services, with a strong emphasis on performance-based contract design and outcome-driven deliverables. Wheeler maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a primary contractor providing specialized technical consulting and implementation support for governance and development initiatives. Her procurement approach reflects a preference for established partners with proven expertise in international development contexts, while also fostering competitive bidding environments to ensure value and innovation. She engages vendors capable of delivering complex, multi-country technical services under time-sensitive and politically sensitive operational conditions. Her contracting patterns reveal an even split between open competition and Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a deliberate commitment to socioeconomic inclusion without compromising technical rigor. She actively leverages small business capabilities to expand access to niche expertise, particularly in areas requiring local context and adaptive management, aligning with USAID’s broader goals of building local capacity and sustainable partnerships. Wheeler’s acquisitions are heavily concentrated in NAICS 541990 (All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services) and 541690 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services), reflecting her focus on policy analysis, institutional assessment, democratic governance support, and capacity-building advisory services. She routinely procures expertise in public financial management, electoral systems, civil society engagement, and crisis response coordination—domains requiring deep technical proficiency and cultural fluency in complex international environments.