Tonya Jordan

Tonya Jordan serves as a key procurement lead within USAID/Nigeria, driving the acquisition of professional, scientific, and technical services critical to advancing U.S. foreign assistance objectives in Nigeria. Her work centers on securing expert consulting, data science, and institutional capacity-building services that support health systems strengthening, subnational governance, and performance monitoring and evaluation (MEL) frameworks. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisitions—from needs assessment and market research to contract award and closeout—ensuring alignment with USAID’s mission to build local resilience through evidence-based, technically sound interventions. Her portfolio is strategically aligned with long-term development outcomes rather than short-term commodity purchases. While specific contractor names are not publicly designated, Jordan consistently engages a broad spectrum of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, local Nigerian technical experts, and global NGOs with demonstrated expertise in public health analytics, governance diagnostics, and data system design. Her contracting patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-oriented agreements that emphasize deliverables over inputs, fostering accountability and adaptive management. She maintains collaborative, transparent relationships with vendors, prioritizing technical merit and local contextual understanding in vendor selection. Jordan’s procurement activity is entirely non-set-aside, with 100% of awards issued under open competition. This reflects USAID/Nigeria’s strategic emphasis on selecting the most qualified technical partners regardless of socioeconomic status, while still adhering to all federal acquisition regulations. Although no formal small business set-asides are utilized, she ensures fair and open access for all eligible vendors, including small businesses, through unrestricted solicitations and clear evaluation criteria. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing services such as MEL system design, data visualization, policy analysis, and capacity-building training. She routinely procures technical assistance in digital health platforms, governance performance indicators, and community-level data collection methodologies, reflecting deep expertise in development programming and evidence-driven decision-making.