Vida Assimeng-Kwakye

Vida Assimeng-Kwakye serves as an Acquisition and Assistance Specialist at USAID/Ghana, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurement and assistance actions aligned with the agency’s mission to foster self-reliance through locally led development. She manages the full lifecycle of non-defense acquisitions, primarily focused on technical assistance, research, and institutional capacity-building services. Her work supports USAID/Ghana’s priorities in agriculture, economic growth, governance, and crisis resilience by ensuring timely, compliant, and effective contracting mechanisms that enable sustainable, evidence-based interventions. While specific contractor names are not publicly available, Assimeng-Kwakye collaborates with a diverse range of international and local firms, including research institutions, think tanks, and consulting firms specializing in social science and policy analysis. Her procurement patterns reflect a preference for performance-based, outcome-driven contracts that emphasize adaptive management and local partner engagement. She works closely with implementing partners to ensure alignment with USAID’s development objectives and compliance with federal acquisition regulations. Assimeng-Kwakye’s contracting portfolio reflects a 100% preference for open competition with no set-asides, indicating a focus on selecting the most qualified technical experts regardless of socioeconomic status. This approach prioritizes technical merit and programmatic impact over socioeconomic categories, though small businesses remain eligible and competitive within the open marketplace. Her primary procurement focus is on NAICS 541720—Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities—reflecting deep expertise in procuring qualitative and quantitative research, policy analysis, monitoring and evaluation services, and institutional strengthening interventions. She specializes in acquiring services that inform program design, measure development outcomes, and strengthen public sector systems, ensuring that USAID’s investments in Ghana are grounded in rigorous evidence and local context.