William Fothergill

William Fothergill serves as a Contracts Technician at USAID/Colombia, supporting the agency’s mission to advance sustainable development and institutional resilience through expert procurement of technical assistance and program design services. In this role, he facilitates the full lifecycle of contract actions—from solicitation and evaluation to award and closeout—ensuring compliance with FAR regulations and USAID’s development objectives. His work is critical to enabling cross-sectoral initiatives in climate-smart agriculture, inclusive economic growth, and governance innovation, primarily through professional services contracts that require specialized technical expertise and local stakeholder engagement. Fothergill maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor delivering high-impact technical advisory services across USAID’s portfolio. His contracting patterns reflect a preference for established, experienced firms capable of delivering complex, multi-year program support, often requiring deep contextual knowledge of Colombia’s socio-political and environmental landscape. While he collaborates with a limited number of primary vendors, his approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, clear deliverables, and rigorous monitoring to ensure alignment with USAID’s strategic goals. His procurement activity is overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 88.9% of awards issued under open competition, reflecting a focus on technical merit and capability over socioeconomic preferences. Nevertheless, he actively supports small business participation, with 11.1% of awards designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, demonstrating a measured but intentional commitment to expanding opportunities for qualified domestic small firms in the professional services sector. Fothergill’s acquisitions are exclusively categorized under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—encompassing policy advisory, program evaluation, capacity building, and technical training services. His domain expertise lies in securing consultants and firms capable of delivering evidence-based interventions in governance, environmental sustainability, and economic development, ensuring that USAID’s investments in Colombia yield durable, locally-led impact.