Terry Vann Ellis

Terry Vann Ellis serves as a Contract Specialist within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under agency code 7200AA, where they play a pivotal role in executing strategic procurement actions that advance global development objectives. Responsible for managing the full lifecycle of professional services contracts, Ellis ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning procurements with USAID’s mission to strengthen public sector institutions, promote governance reform, and enhance economic resilience abroad. Their portfolio primarily consists of technical assistance, policy advisory, and institutional capacity-building services, requiring nuanced contract design to support complex international programming. Ellis maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing high-level technical expertise in governance, democratic engagement, and emergency response coordination. These partnerships are characterized by long-term, performance-based contract structures that emphasize outcome-driven deliverables and adaptive management. The contractor relationship reflects a preference for established firms with proven experience in international development contexts, ensuring technical rigor and programmatic continuity across multi-year initiatives. Ellis’s contracting activity shows no use of socioeconomic set-asides, with 100% of awards issued under full and open competition. This reflects a strategic focus on selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and operational capacity rather than socioeconomic criteria, consistent with USAID’s global procurement priorities where specialized expertise often outweighs domestic small business targeting. The primary NAICS classification for Ellis’s acquisitions is 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. This underscores their specialization in procuring non-routine, high-complexity services such as institutional diagnostics, electoral system design, public financial management advisory, and governance diagnostics—domains requiring deep subject-matter expertise and international field experience. Their work is grounded in evidence-based procurement practices tailored to fragile and transitioning environments.