Teressa A Pollitt

Teressa A. Pollitt serves as a Contracting Officer for USAID/Senegal, where she plays a pivotal role in executing the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development across West Africa through strategic procurement of technical assistance, capacity-building services, and institutional strengthening programs. She manages the full lifecycle of complex acquisition actions, including requirements definition, solicitation, evaluation, award, and contract administration, primarily supporting programs in public health, governance, education, climate resilience, and humanitarian response. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s development objectives, aligning procurement outcomes with local partner needs and U.S. foreign policy priorities. Ms. Pollitt cultivates collaborative relationships with a diverse array of contractors, including international consulting firms, technical service providers, and local Senegalese and regional implementing partners. She engages vendors with proven expertise in program design, monitoring and evaluation, logistics, and institutional capacity development, often leveraging long-term, performance-based contracts to ensure continuity and impact. Her contracting approach emphasizes transparency, accountability, and value-driven outcomes, fostering partnerships with organizations capable of delivering high-quality, context-specific solutions in complex operational environments. Ms. Pollitt’s procurement patterns reflect a strong preference for open, unrestricted competition, with 100% of her acquisitions conducted without set-asides. While she does not currently prioritize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, she actively encourages small business participation through unrestricted solicitations that are accessible to firms of all sizes, ensuring equitable opportunity without formal socioeconomic preferences. Her primary procurement focus centers on professional services related to development programming, including technical advisory services, training and institutional support, data systems integration, and field-based implementation. She routinely procures solutions under NAICS categories associated with management consulting, scientific and technical services, and educational support, demonstrating deep expertise in development sector contracting and the nuanced requirements of U.S. foreign assistance delivery.