Godfrey Kyagaba

Alimo Florence serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Assistant at USAID/Uganda, supporting the agency’s mission to build sustainable development and institutional resilience through strategic procurement and assistance mechanisms. In this role, Florence facilitates the acquisition of professional services critical to health systems strengthening, governance reform, and ecosystem management, ensuring compliance with federal acquisition regulations and USAID’s local capacity-building priorities. They manage the full lifecycle of non-construction contracts, from solicitation and evaluation to award and closeout, with a focus on technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation, and program implementation support. Their work directly enables evidence-based programming and fosters alignment between U.S. foreign assistance objectives and Ugandan national priorities. Florence collaborates with a diverse array of professional service providers, including international consulting firms, local Ugandan NGOs, and technical experts specializing in public health and institutional development. While no single contractor dominates their portfolio, the procurement patterns reflect a preference for experienced, technically proficient firms capable of delivering context-sensitive, data-driven solutions. Working relationships are characterized by rigorous performance monitoring, adaptive management, and a strong emphasis on local partner engagement to ensure program sustainability. Set-aside preferences indicate a strong orientation toward open competition, with 96.7% of awards issued without socioeconomic set-asides, reflecting the nature of high-skill professional services requiring specialized expertise. Nevertheless, a modest 3.3% of awards are reserved under the Local Area Set-Aside provision (FAR 26.2), demonstrating targeted support for Ugandan-based entities with demonstrated capacity to deliver locally rooted solutions. Florence’s procurement focus is concentrated in professional, scientific, and technical services, with 74.1% of awards falling under NAICS 541990 and 11.1% under 541690 for scientific consulting. Additional activity includes logistics and management consulting services (NAICS 488490 and 541618), underscoring expertise in supporting complex, multi-sector development programs requiring integrated technical and operational support.