Yetunde B. Kehinde

Yetunde B. Kehinde serves as a Contract Specialist with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), under agency code 7200AA, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurements aligned with the agency’s global development mission. She manages the full lifecycle of acquisition actions for professional, scientific, and technical services that support institutional capacity building, governance reform, and emergency response coordination in partner nations. Her work ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while advancing USAID’s objectives through timely, transparent, and results-driven contracting processes. She routinely handles complex, performance-based contracts requiring high levels of technical oversight and stakeholder coordination. Yetunde maintains a consistent working relationship with AMD INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a key contractor providing specialized technical assistance and advisory services across governance and economic resilience programs. Her procurement approach emphasizes long-term partnership development with vendors capable of delivering high-quality, mission-critical support in dynamic international environments. She engages contractors through competitive solicitation processes, ensuring alignment with USAID’s technical requirements and performance metrics, while fostering accountability and operational flexibility in field-based implementations. Yetunde’s contracting portfolio reflects a strong preference for full and open competition, with 100% of her awards issued under no set-aside classifications. This underscores her commitment to selecting the most qualified providers based on technical merit and value, rather than socioeconomic designations. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB set-asides, her process remains fully compliant with all socioeconomic contracting regulations and emphasizes equitable access to opportunities through transparent competition. Her primary procurement focus lies within NAICS 541990, encompassing all other professional, scientific, and technical services. She specializes in acquiring technical advisory services, institutional strengthening support, policy analysis, and capacity-building programs tailored to public sector reform in low- and middle-income countries. Her expertise spans governance frameworks, democratic engagement systems, and emergency coordination mechanisms, making her a critical link between USAID’s technical programs and the contractors delivering them on the ground.